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Definition of lending noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lending

noun
 
/ˈlendɪŋ/
 
/ˈlendɪŋ/
 [uncountable] (finance)
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  1. the act of lending money
    • Lending by banks rose to $10 billion last year.
    compare borrowing see also payday lending, predatory lendingTopics Moneyb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLending is used before these nouns:
    • institution
    • library
    • rate
    • …
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See lending in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee lending in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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