lend-lease

lend-lease
lend-lease lend-lease n. the temporary transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; as, lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous.

Syn: lease-lend. [WordNet 1.5]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • lend-lease — noun Etymology: U.S. Lend Lease Act (1941) Date: 1941 the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause with payment made by a return of the original items or their use in the cause or by a similar transfer of other goods and …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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