lend-lease

[ lend-lees ]

noun

1. the matériel and services supplied by the United States to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress Lend-Lease Act passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war.
2. the two-way transfer of ideas, styles, etc.

verb (used with object)

, lend-leased, lend-leas·ing.

1. to supply (matériel or services) as authorized by the Lend-Lease Act.

lend-lease

noun

1. (during World War II) the system organized by the US in 1941 by which equipment and services were provided for countries fighting Germany

Word History and Origins

Origin of lend-lease¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

The bipartisan lend-lease proposal seeks to expedite the supply of American military weapons to head off an invasion.

From Washington Times

Shmyhal also said the Ukrainian government had approved a request to the U.S. government for a "gas lend-lease" arrangement to help Ukraine through what he said would be the toughest heating season in its history.

From Reuters

"There is a sky, and the sky is ours. Drones are helping a lot. Weapons have arrived and multiple rocket launchers. America, lend-lease…" he tells me.

From BBC

Washington has fast-tracked deliveries of the artillery in recent weeks as part of a larger lend-lease program to Ukraine aimed at countering Russia’s invasion.

From Los Angeles Times

Launched during World War II, lend-lease signaled the U.S. would become what Franklin D. Roosevelt called the “arsenal of democracy” helping Britain and the allies fight Nazi Germany.

From Seattle Times

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