as in loaned
to give to another for temporary use with the understanding that it or a like thing will be returned
I can lend you my copy of the textbook until the weekend can you lend me five dollars?
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Recent Examples of lent
Fortress reportedly lent Cohen millions of dollars but sued him earlier this year for default and then became the only bidder for Curzon at a foreclosure auction.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
For the 2024 Academy Gala, Kaia Gerber also turned to Givenchy, where incoming creative director Sarah Burton lent her a piece from McQueen’s fall 1997 haute couture collection for the house.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, Reformation have lent into initiatives to engage customers on the environmental impact of clothing, including a collaboration with Poshmark to buy and sell secondhand garments.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
At the premiere of Bread & Roses, Jennifer Lawrence slipped into a black archival Christian Lacroix number, and its billowy silhouette lent itself perfectly to draping over her bump.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
The nonbinding Steering vote lent a symbolic boost to Connolly, 74, but his victory was ultimately decided by the full Caucus, which huddled behind closed doors Tuesday morning in the Capitol basement and voted by secret ballot to give him the coveted seat.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The nearly life-size portrait has only once before been exhibited in the United States when it was lent to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for a 1989 retrospective.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Seasonal Retail Hiring Is Obscured However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lent a helping hand.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Chase lent more than his prestige to the Fries trial.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
For the 2024 Academy Gala, Kaia Gerber also turned to Givenchy, where incoming creative director Sarah Burton lent her a piece from McQueen’s fall 1997 haute couture collection for the house.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
Elsewhere, Reformation have lent into initiatives to engage customers on the environmental impact of clothing, including a collaboration with Poshmark to buy and sell secondhand garments.
—Amy Nguyen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
At the premiere of Bread & Roses, Jennifer Lawrence slipped into a black archival Christian Lacroix number, and its billowy silhouette lent itself perfectly to draping over her bump.
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
The nonbinding Steering vote lent a symbolic boost to Connolly, 74, but his victory was ultimately decided by the full Caucus, which huddled behind closed doors Tuesday morning in the Capitol basement and voted by secret ballot to give him the coveted seat.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
The nearly life-size portrait has only once before been exhibited in the United States when it was lent to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for a 1989 retrospective.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Seasonal Retail Hiring Is Obscured However, the Bureau of Labor Statistics lent a helping hand.
—Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
Chase lent more than his prestige to the Fries trial.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Lent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lent. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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