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The Clue
Libraries do it (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LEND
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Notes
The answer LEND is seen frequently, appearing about once every 110 puzzles.
Related Clues
Advance
Furnish
Impart
Advance, as money
Afford temporarily
Allow to use
Allow use of
Borrow's opposite
Contribute obligingly
___ an ear (hearken)
___ an ear (heed)
Furnish for now
Give to a borrower
Give temporarily
Give for a time
Give, for a time
Give for a while
___ a hand (aid)
Help a borrower
Lease leader
Word with lease
Do banker's work
Give up for a while
Have an interest in interest
___-Lease Act: 1941
Put up, as money
What libraries do
What usurers do
Give, but not for keeps
Definition
LEND as a verb:
1. (lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring) = bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program"
2. (lend, loan) = give temporarily; let have for a limited time; "I will lend you my car"; "loan me some money"
3. have certain characteristics of qualities for something; be open or vulnerable to; "This story would lend itself well to serialization on television"; "The current system lends itself to great abuse"