lend-lease

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(Military) (during World War II) the system organized by the US in 1941 by which equipment and services were provided for countries fighting Germany

lend′-lease′

n., v. -leased, -leas•ing. n.

1. 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.

2. the system by which such aid was supplied.

v.t.

3. to supply (matériel or services) by the lend-lease system.

[1935–40]

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Noun

lend-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"

transference, transfer - transferring ownership

Translations

n lend-lease agreement → Leih-Pacht-Abkommen nt

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Under the Lease-Lend Act of 11 March 1941 the Americans would lend or lease equipment for the war that would be returned after the conflict ended.