lend-lease

noun

ˈlend-ˈlēs 

: 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 services

lend-lease transitive verb

Examples of lend-lease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Its World War II–era lend-lease programs sent copious amounts of food to sustain the British and Soviet war efforts. —Carlisle Ford Runge, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2022

In a nod to some of the critics, meanwhile, the fourth bill incorporates former president Donald Trump’s preferred formulation for Ukraine assistance — a lend-lease program. —The Editors, National Review, 17 Apr. 2024

To fully implement a lend-lease program, NATO must begin to consolidate the equipment Ukraine will need for the coming weeks and months of war and establish warehouses for supplies just across the border from Ukraine in Poland, Romania, and Slovakia. —Alexander Vindman, Foreign Affairs, 11 May 2022

Word History

Etymology

U.S. Lend-Lease Act (1941)

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above