loan / checkout
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checkout / lending desk
The process of borrowing items, especially books or media from a library or media library. Also refers to the department responsible for this.
Die Ausleihe der meisten Bücher ist für Studierende kostenlos.
Checking out most books is free for students.
The noun 'die Ausleihe' (loan / checkout) is derived directly from the verb 'ausleihen' (to lend / to borrow). It describes the act of borrowing or lending, or the result of it.
Das Ausleihen von E-Books wird immer beliebter.
Borrowing e-books is becoming increasingly popular.
You can distinguish the two meanings well: if a place or an action is being discussed, the department or the process is meant. If it is about concrete objects that can be returned or renewed, the borrowed items are meant.
Die Ausleihe befindet sich im Erdgeschoss der Bibliothek.
The lending desk is located on the ground floor of the library.
When the department or process is meant, 'Ausleihe' (checkout / lending desk) is often used with prepositions that describe a place. Typical phrases are 'zur Ausleihe gehen' (to go to the lending desk), 'an der Ausleihe fragen' (to ask at the lending desk), or 'die Ausleihe von Büchern' (the checkout / borrowing of books).
Kannst du bitte an der Ausleihe fragen, ob das Buch verfügbar ist?
Can you please ask at the lending desk whether the book is available?
When the borrowed items are meant, 'Ausleihe' (borrowed items) is often combined with verbs like 'zurückgeben' (to return), 'verlängern' (to renew), or 'abholen' (to pick up). In this case, the word can also be plural.
Du kannst deine Ausleihe online verlängern.
You can renew your borrowed items online.
award ceremony / lending
'die Verleihung' and 'die Ausleihe' can both have to do with things that you receive only for a certain period of time. 'Ausleihe' is used especially in libraries or media libraries when you borrow books, films, or other media. It can also mean the borrowed items themselves or the responsible department. 'Verleihung' can also mean the process of making something available for use, but in this meaning it sounds more formal and is less typical than 'Ausleihe' or 'Verleih'. The words can be confused because both refer to use that is limited in time. In a library, 'Ausleihe' is almost always the natural word.
In der Bibliothek ist die Ausleihe heute nur bis 16 Uhr geöffnet.
At the library, the lending desk is open only until 4 p.m. today.
Die Verleihung der Arbeitsgeräte beginnt morgen um neun Uhr.
The lending of the work equipment begins tomorrow at nine o'clock.