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Lend is always a verb.
The verb lend can also have a figurative meaning.
Loan may be used as a noun or as a verb.
As a noun, loan refers to something that someone is allowed to borrow, or to the act of lending.
As a verb, loan is used as a synonym for lend, especially in the case of valuable objects and money.
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