lending vs loan

lending

noun
  • The action of, or an instance of the action of the verb to lend. 

adj
  • That lends. 

loan

noun
  • An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. 

  • A lonnen. 

  • A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). 

  • The permission to borrow any item. 

  • The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. 

verb
  • To lend (something) to (someone). 

How often have the words lending and loan occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )