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lend-lease

American  
[lend-lees] / ˈlɛndˈlis /

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-leasing

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

lend-lease British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of lend-lease

First recorded in 1935–40

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