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Advances vs Lending - What's the difference?

advances | lending |

As nouns the difference between advances and lending

is that advances is plural of lang=en while lending is action of the verb to lend.

As verbs the difference between advances and lending

is that advances is third-person singular of advance while lending is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective lending is

that lends.

advances

English

Noun

(head)
    • Our generation is witness to great advances in science.
    The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.
    He made advances to her when he was drunk.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (advance)
    • ''The group advances up the road.

    Anagrams

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    lending

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • That lends.
    • a lending library

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Action of the verb to lend .
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-01, volume=407, issue=8838, page=71, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= End of the peer show , passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.}}

    Verb

    (head)