lend-lease

noun

A program under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom (and British Commonwealth), Free France, the Republic of China, and later the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.

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lease-lend
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Meanings

nounlend-lease (uncountable)

alternative Lend-Lease

  1. historicaluncountableA program under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom (and British Commonwealth), Free France, the Republic of China, and later the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, and materiel between 1941 and August 1945.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause

Similar
lease-lend
Broader
transfertransference
Also see
lease-lend

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Japanese レンドリース
  • レンドリース (rendorīsu)(historical) a US help program between 1941 and August 1945
Russian ленд-ли́з
  • ленд-ли́з (lend-líz)(historical) a US help program between 1941 and August 1945
Ukrainian ленд-лі́з
  • ленд-лі́з (lend-líz)(historical) a US help program between 1941 and August 1945
Cite this entry
APA

lend-lease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lend-lease

MLA

“lend-lease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lend-lease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lend-lease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lend-lease.

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