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Lending vs Pending - What's the difference?

lending | pending |

As adjectives the difference between lending and pending

is that lending is that lends while pending is awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.

As verbs the difference between lending and pending

is that lending is present participle of lang=en while pending is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun lending

is action of the verb to lend.

As a preposition pending is

while waiting for something; until.

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)

    • pending

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation
  • begun but not completed
  • about to happen; imminent or impending

    • See also

    * impending

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • While waiting for something; until.