1. lend - Noun
2. lend - Verb
To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to lend a book; -- opposed to borrow.
To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food.
To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend assistance; to lend one's name or influence.
To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or gig.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it. Bob Hope
acquaintance, n.: A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. Ambrose Bierce
A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and ask for it back when it begins to rain. Robert Frost
If you want to live in peace, neither borrow nor lend. Assyrian Proverb
Lend a false ear to false words. Somali Proverb
Don't shoot people you hate; don't lend to those you love. Cambodian Proverb