lend-lease

[lend-lees]

noun

1. the matériel and services supplied by the United States to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress Lend-Lease Act passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.

2. the two-way transfer of ideas, styles, etc.

verb (used with object)

lend-leased, lend-leasing 

1. to supply (matériel or services) as authorized by the Lend-Lease Act.

lend-lease

noun

1. (during World War II) the system organized by the US in 1941 by which equipment and services were provided for countries fighting Germany

Word History and Origins

Origin of lend-lease¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Related Words

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