lend
verb (used with object)
to grant the use of (something) on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
lender
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a word derived from
lend.
Example Sentences
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The lender advanced the money on the assumption that a GPU will still find a renter after the contract that paid for it expires, no matter what model is popular then.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
A chip nobody else would want secures nothing, because a lender who seizes it has nothing to sell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
When equipment is bought on credit, it usually doubles as collateral, or the asset a lender can seize if the loan defaults.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The Pontiac, Mich., company said it was suspending its common-stock payouts and getting financing from Oaktree Capital Management, a lender to distressed companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
He recalled the old saying, Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
