lender

lend  (lnd)

v. lent (lnt), lend·ing, lends

v.tr.

1.

a. To give or allow the use of temporarily on the condition that the same or its equivalent will be returned.

b. To provide (money) temporarily on condition that the amount borrowed be returned, usually with an interest fee.

2. To contribute or impart: Books and a fireplace lent a feeling of warmth to the room.

3. To accommodate or offer (itself) to; be suitable for: The Bible lends itself to various interpretations.

v.intr.

To make a loan. See Usage Note at loan.

Idiom:

lend a hand

To be of assistance.

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[Middle English lenden, alteration of lenen (on the model of such verbs as senden, to send, whose past participle sent rhymed with lent, past participle of lenen), from Old English lnan; see leik^w- in Indo-European roots.]

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lender n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lender - someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters loaner investor - someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns pawnbroker - a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security loan shark, moneylender, shylock, usurer - someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest borrower - someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent

Translations

lender [ˈlɛndəʳ] n → prestamista m/f

lender [ˈlɛndəʳ] n → prêteur/euse

lender [ˈlɛndəʳ] lend n → Verleiher(in) m(f)

lender [ˈlɛndəʳ] n → prestatore/trice