Meaning Of The Word Lend-lease
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Lend-lease Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Lend-lease?
lend-lease in American English
in WWII, material aid in the form of munitions, tools, food, etc. granted by the U.S. to certain of its allies noun: the matériel and services supplied by the U.S. to its allies during World War II under an act of Congress (Lend-Lease Act) passed in 1941: such aid was to be repaid in kind after the war transitive verb: to supply (matériel or services) as authorized by the Lend-Lease Act lend-lease in British English noun: (during World War II) the system organized by the US in 1941 by which equipment and services were provided for countries fighting Germany |
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