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LEASE-LEND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lease-lend mean? 

LEASE-LEND (noun)
  The noun LEASE-LEND has 1 sense:

1. the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common causeplay

  Familiarity information: LEASE-LEND used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEASE-LEND (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

lease-lend; lend-lease

Context example:

lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous

Hypernyms ("lease-lend" is a kind of...):

transfer; transference (transferring ownership)


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