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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of one who lends.

That which is lent or furnished.

ppr.

Granting for temporary use. [See Lend.]

Noun.

The act of loaning.

That which is lent or furnished.

See also: -lending

lending ‎(not comparable)

lending ‎(countable and uncountable, plural lendings)

Action of the verb to lend.
- 2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71:
  Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.

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