lending
noun
- give temporarily, allowing to borrow
Wiktionary
noun
- The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend.
“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.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of lend