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borrow vs lend

borrow

Definitions

verb

  1. take up and practice as one's own
  2. get temporarily

Examples

Stated income loans only deserve the moniker "liar loans" because they were abused by banks and given to borrowers who lacked the income to qualify full doc.

They had to make do with kitchen tuffets, orange boxes, a piano stool and a rocking chair borrowed from next door.

Initially von Leeb, using troops borrowed from von Bock, was able to mount a concerted attack both on the defensive positions of the southern suburbs and the area north of the main rail line to Moscow, their objective being the historic village now a suburb of Schlüsselburg, right on Lake Ladoga.

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lend

Definitions

verb

  1. give temporarily; let have for a limited time
  2. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to
  3. bestow a quality on

Examples

Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending?

FK - pressure-cook would be the best way, but you could try boiling it with plenty of water so that it becomes really mushy, then blend it in a mixer to make a thick soup. or you could use a regular slow-cooker that you get in the US, except that it would be a bit time-consuming:

These cases come first on the court's calendar.

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