lender en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɛn.dɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English lendare, leendare, variants of lenner, lenere, equivalent to lend + -er.
Meanings
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One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
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.
2013 June 1, “End of the peer show”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 71:[Polonius]: Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lenders | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
neither a borrower nor a lender be · multilender · money lender · money-lender · mortgage lender · moneylender · nonlender · microlender · lender of last resort
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
landlord · usurer · lessor · shylock · microlender · loan shark · Lombard · pawnbroker · mortgage lender · creditor · moneylender · mortgagee
Relateds
Synonyms
letter · borrowee · loaner · lender · leaser
Translations (85)
sw mkopeshaji (one who lends, especially money) · km ម្ចាស់បំណុល (one who lends, especially money) · frm presteur (one who lends, especially money) · grc δανειστής (one who lends, especially money) · sv utlånare (one who lends, especially money) · mi kaitukumoni (one who lends, especially money) · es prestador (one who lends, especially money) · fi lainanantaja (one who lends, especially money) · ru даю́щий в долг (one who lends, especially money) · uk позикода́вець (one who lends, especially money) · ca prestador (one who lends, especially money) · ru даю́щий взаймы́ (one who lends, especially money) · bg кредито́р (one who lends, especially money) · sv långivare (one who lends, especially money) · ko 대주 (one who lends, especially money) · ur قَرْض دینے والا (one who lends, especially money) · sh zajmodávac (one who lends, especially money) · sh зајмода́вац (one who lends, especially money) · hi ऋणदाता (one who lends, especially money) · cmn 債主 /债主 (one who lends, especially money) · be пазыкадава́льнік (one who lends, especially money) · ur قَرْض دِہِنْدَہ (one who lends, especially money) · hi साहूकार (one who lends, especially money) · el δανειστής (one who lends, especially money) · ky карыз берүүчү (one who lends, especially money) · da långiver (one who lends, especially money) · ja 貸主 (one who lends, especially money) · ru кредито́р (one who lends, especially money) · is lánveitandi (one who lends, especially money) · ug قەرز بەرگۈچى (one who lends, especially money) · ja 貸手 (one who lends, especially money) · tg қарздиҳанда (one who lends, especially money) · tr borç veren (one who lends, especially money) · pt emprestador (one who lends, especially money) · mi kaitukupūtea. (one who lends, especially money) · bg заемода́тел (one who lends, especially money) · pl pożyczkodawca (one who lends, especially money) · nb långiver (one who lends, especially money) · ro împrumutătoare (one who lends, especially money) · fa-ira قَرْض دَهَنْدِه (one who lends, especially money) · ky несие беруші (one who lends, especially money) · hu kölcsönadó (one who lends, especially money) · de Verleiher (one who lends, especially money) · ru ода́лживающий (one who lends, especially money) · hy փոխատու (one who lends, especially money) · ga iasachtóir (one who lends, especially money) · th ผู้ให้ยืม (one who lends, especially money) · be пазыкада́вец (one who lends, especially money) · hy պարտատեր (one who lends, especially money) · ro împrumutător (one who lends, especially money) · pt mutuador (one who lends, especially money) · cmn 貸款人 /贷款人 (one who lends, especially money) · fa-ira وامدَهَنْدِه (one who lends, especially money) · cmn 出借方 (one who lends, especially money) · sv kreditgivare (one who lends, especially money) · fi lainaaja (one who lends, especially money) · hi ऋण देने वाला (one who lends, especially money) · de Darlehensgeber (one who lends, especially money) · uz qarz beruvchi (one who lends, especially money) · az borcverən (one who lends, especially money) · chr ᏗᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗᏍᎩ (one who lends, especially money) · cmn 出借人 (one who lends, especially money) · ar مُقْرِض (one who lends, especially money) · tk karz beriji (one who lends, especially money) · kk қарыз беруші (one who lends, especially money) · cs půjčovatel (one who lends, especially money) · sq huadhënës (one who lends, especially money) · sl posojilodajalec (one who lends, especially money) · sk požičiavateľ (one who lends, especially money) · la crēditor (one who lends, especially money) · mn зээлдүүлэгч (one who lends, especially money) · fr prêteur (one who lends, especially money) · nrf prêteux (one who lends, especially money) · ru заимода́вец (one who lends, especially money) · tr ödünç veren (one who lends, especially money) · te అప్పిచ్చువాడు (one who lends, especially money) · ko 대여자 (one who lends, especially money) · it prestatore (one who lends, especially money) · mk заемодавател (one who lends, especially money) · ka გამსესხებელი (one who lends, especially money) · ms pemberi pinjam (one who lends, especially money) · hy վարկատու (one who lends, especially money) · fr prêteuse (one who lends, especially money) · kk несие беруші (one who lends, especially money) · it creditore (one who lends, especially money)