lender
Syllables: lend·erUS/ˈlɛn.dɚ/
lender noun: one who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
Noun
lender (plural lenders)
- 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.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... - 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:
Proper noun capitalized: Lender
Lender (plural Lenders)
- A surname from German.
lender meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lender in Hindi
- one who lends, especially money
- ऋणदाता ŕṇdātā, साहूकार sāhūkār, ऋण देने वाला ŕṇ dene vālā
lender in Tamil
- இரவல் அளிப்பவர், கடன் கொடுப்பவர்
lender in Marathi
- कर्जदाता
lender in Urdu
- one who lends, especially money
- قَرْض دِہِنْدَہ qarz dihinda, قَرْض دینے والا qarz dene vālā
More languagesFewer languages
- lender in Bengali
- মহাজন
- lender in Telugu
- అప్పిచ్చువాడు appiccuvāḍu
- lender in Malayalam
- വായ്പ നൽകുന്നയാൾ, കടം കൊടുക്കുന്നയാൾ
- lender in Punjabi
- ਕਰਜ਼ਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ
- lender in Odia
- ଋଣଦାତା
- lender in Nepali
- ऋणदाता
- lender in Arabic
- مُقْرِض muqriḍ
- lender in Malay
- pemberi pinjam
- lender in Thai
- ผู้ให้ยืม pûu-hâi-yʉʉm
Examples of lender in a sentence
- This country is a financial basket case, a country so broke that it should be a perfect warning to lenders.
- Many mortgages originate with nonbank lenders.
- Lenders forced the company to delever.
Synonyms of lender
Antonyms
Forms of lender
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lenders |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lenders |
Origin of lender
From Middle English lendare, leendare, variants of lenner, lenere, equivalent to lend + -er.
Borrowed from German Lender.
Words formed from lender
Words that rhyme with lender
- render
- tender
- bender
- surrender
- transgender
- gender
- pretender
- defender
- descender
- engender
- ascender
- fender
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Questions about lender
- What does lender mean?
- Lender means one who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
- What is lender in Hindi?
- Lender in Hindi is ऋणदाता (ŕṇdātā), साहूकार (sāhūkār), ऋण देने वाला (ŕṇ dene vālā). See Lender meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lender?
- Lender can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lender?
- Lender is pronounced /ˈlɛn.dɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of lender?
- The plural of lender is lenders.
Words near lender in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lender (page history and authors); Lender (page history and authors); lender (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lender (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lender (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lender (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lender (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lender (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lender (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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