lending
- present participle of lend.
Example Sentences
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With profits from their core lending businesses lackluster, in part because of hot competition for consumer deposits, banks are also under pressure to find ways to grow their loan books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
World Bank lending to China peaked at $2.42 billion in 2017, but had fallen to $750 million by 2025.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
China's Deputy Finance Minister Liao Min said China would continue to deepen engagement with the World Bank, regardless of the changing relationship with respect to lending.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Issuance of new software leveraged loans tumbled in 2026, signaling a skittishness about bank lending in the sector, but also creating less supply for investors to digest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Then he talked the person into lending him cash.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
