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Owing vs Lending - What's the difference?

owing | lending |

As adjectives the difference between owing and lending

is that owing is still to be paid; owed as a debt while lending is that lends.

As verbs the difference between owing and lending

is that owing is while lending is .

As a noun lending is

action of the verb to lend .

owing

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
    • These seven subscriptions remain owing .

    Verb

    (head)

    • See also

    * owing to

    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)