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lend-lease
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lend-lease
n
(Military) (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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Noun1.lend-lease - the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common causelend-lease - the transfer of goods and services to an ally to aid in a common cause; "lend-lease during World War II was extremely generous"
lease-lend
transference, transfer - transferring ownership
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lend-lease
n lend-lease agreement → Leih-Pacht-Abkommen nt
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From the sale in 1940 of surplus war materiel through to the $7 billion allocation of military supplies under the Lend-Lease Act in March 1941, the United States, at the president's urging, channeled a vital torrent of armaments to Britain.
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The British cargo ship, torpedoed in June 1942 while carrying precious metals to the US to help pay for the Allied war effort under the Lend-Lease Act, was recently discovered by the Sub Sea Research Co.
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He opposed the Lend-Lease Act, the extension of Selective Service, and the transfer of ships to Great Britain.
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