lender

UK /ˈlɛndɚ/ US /ˈlɛndɚ/

noun 1name 1

Definitions

noun

One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

[Polonius]: Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are matched with those that want to lend.

name

A surname from German.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

big, large, leading, major

A leading lender has just approved our loan application after weeks of waiting.

money, mortgage

PREP

~ to

The local credit union became a major lender to small businesses in our community.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters

loaner

Antonyms

borrower

Idioms & Phrases

neither a borrower nor a lender be

It is not good to borrow money from anybody, lest you will lose their trust and friendship.

Example Bank

[Polonius]: Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

Wiktionary

Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms. Those that want to borrow are

Wiktionary

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

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Neither a borrower nor a lender be!

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Neither a borrower nor a lender be; / For loan oft loses both itself and friend, / And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

Tatoeba · #5519446

Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

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