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LEND-LEASE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lend-lease mean?
• LEND-LEASE (noun)
The noun LEND-LEASE has 1 sense:
1. the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause
Familiarity information: LEND-LEASE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("lend-lease" is a kind of...):
transfer; transference (transferring ownership)
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