LEND: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for LEND?

Need another word that means the same as “lend”? Find 32 synonyms and 30 related words for “lend” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Lend” are: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, loan, give someone the loan of, let someone use, let someone have the use of, advance, give credit, credit, allow, give, confer, provide, grant, supply, furnish, accord, offer, afford, donate, be suitable for, be suited to, be appropriate for, be adaptable to, have the right characteristics for, be applicable for, be easily used for, be readily used for, be serviceable for

Lend as a Verb

Definitions of "Lend" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “lend” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Bestow a quality on.
• Accommodate or adapt oneself to.
• Give temporarily; let have for a limited time.
• Allow (a person or organization) the use of (a sum of money) under an agreement to pay it back later, typically with interest.
• Contribute or add (a quality) to.
• Grant to (someone) the use of (something) on the understanding that it will be returned.
• Have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to.
• (of a thing) be suitable for.

Synonyms of "Lend" as a verb (32 Words)

accord	Give or grant someone (power, status, or recognition. His views accorded well with those of Merivale.
add	Make an addition to join or combine or unite with others increase the quality quantity size or scope of. We would like to add our congratulations.
advance	Pay in advance. The hypothesis I wish to advance in this article.
afford	Afford access to. We could never have afforded to heat the place.
allow	Allow the other baseball team to score. The river was patrolled and few people were allowed across.
be adaptable to	Happen, occur, take place.
be applicable for	Be priced at.
be appropriate for	Be identical or equivalent to.
be easily used for	Spend or use time.
be readily used for	Spend or use time.
be serviceable for	Have life, be alive.
be suitable for	Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function.
be suited to	Occupy a certain position or area.
bestow	Bestow a quality on. Bestow an honor on someone.
bring	Bring into a different state. What brings you here.
confer	Have a conference in order to talk something over. The officials were conferring with allies.
contribute	Contribute to some cause. Taxpayers had contributed 141 8 million towards the cost of local services.
credit	Accounting enter as credit. She was not properly credited in the program.
donate	Give to a charity or good cause. I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake.
furnish	Provide (a house or room) with furniture and fittings. The proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles.
give	Give as medicine. I ll give you three books for four CDs.
give credit	Accord by verdict.
give someone the loan of	Execute and deliver.
grant	Let have. Grant permission.
have the right characteristics for	Achieve a point or goal.
impart	Bestow (a quality. The teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils.
let someone have the use of	Actively cause something to happen.
let someone use	Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.
loan	Lend (a sum of money or item of property. He knew Rab would not loan him money.
offer	Offer verbally. He offered his sympathy.
provide	Make a possibility or provide opportunity for permit to be attainable or cause to remain. Provide for the proper care of the passengers on the cruise ship.
supply	Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance. The two reservoirs supply about 1 of the city s needs.

Usage Examples of "Lend" as a verb

• Stewart asked me to lend him my car.
• John stiffly lent himself to her aromatic embraces.
• Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.
• The smile lent his face a boyish charm.
• I will lend you my car.
• This story would lend itself well to serialization on television.
• Bay windows lend themselves to blinds.
• No one would lend him the money.
• The current system lends itself to great abuse.
• Banks lend only to their current account customers.
• The pictures were lent to each museum in turn.

Associations of "Lend" (30 Words)

amortization	Payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers. Because of amortization you ll own your home by the end of the loan term.
amortize	Reduce or pay off (a debt) with regular payments. Lands amortized without licence.
assistance	Gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause. Could not walk without assistance.
borrow	Take and use (a book) from a library for a fixed period of time. The term is borrowed from Greek.
bring	Bring into a different state. Bring water to the boiling point.
collateral	Occurring with or following as a consequence. Collateral veins.
contribute	Contribute to some cause. The government imposed a tax on fuels which contributed to global warming.
debenture	A long-term security yielding a fixed rate of interest, issued by a company and secured against assets.
debt	A feeling of gratitude for a service or favour. A way to reduce Third World debt.
disbursement	The act of spending or disbursing money. The bill includes unpaid professional disbursements.
expenditure	The use of energy, time, or other resources. The expenditure of taxpayers money.
finance	The commercial activity of providing funds and capital. The firm s finance department.
financing	The act of financing.
fund	Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability. He had set up a fund to coordinate economic investment.
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. Funding for the project was provided by the Housing Corporation.
funds	Assets in the form of money.
impart	Transmit (knowledge or skills. Shiitake mushrooms impart a wonderfully woody flavour to the salad.
installment	A payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals.
investment	A thing that is worth buying because it may be profitable or useful in the future. The need to attract foreign investment.
lender	Someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters. A mortgage lender.
loan	Give temporarily; let have for a limited time. The computer was loaned to us by the theatre.
moneylender	Someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.
mortgage	A deed effecting a mortgage. The estate was mortgaged up to the hilt.
owe	Owe something especially money to. I still owe for the car.
proceeds	Money obtained from an event or activity. Proceeds from the event will go to aid the work of the charity.
refinance	Finance (something) again, typically with new loans at a lower rate of interest. Companies must refinance 20 billion of warrants and bonds.
repayment	The act of returning money received previously. Minimum monthly repayments.
subsidize	Support through subsidies. The mining industry continues to be subsidized.
underwrite	Write (something) below something else, especially other written matter. Each subscriber should underwrite his reason for the place he allots his candidate.
usury	An exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest. The medieval prohibition on usury.