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If Europe—particularly the European Central Bank —were to borrow and then relend the proceeds, the costs of servicing Europe’s debt would fall, creating room for the kinds of expenditure that would promote growth and employment.   

From Slate • May 13, 2012

We put capital into these microlenders and they lend it and they relend it.

From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2012

Meanwhile, German insurers have been asked by their government to participate in a plan to relend Greek debts coming due in the next two years, with Allianz having agreed to provide 300m euros.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2011

They had been tacking a 1.25-percentage-point premium onto whatever rate they had to pay to borrow funds to relend in Eastern Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Many banks face a flood of short-term deposits that they cannot safely reinvest or relend on a long-term basis.

From Time Magazine Archive