Lender Meaning
/ˈlɛndɚ/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounOne who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.
nameA surname from German.
Sentence Examples
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
Neither a borrower nor a lender be!
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bank is a major ____ of money to first-time home buyers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bank is a major ____ of home loans and has helped many people buy their first house in this area today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English lendare, leendare, variants of lenner, lenere, equivalent to lend + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"[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]:
"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:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The bank is a major ____ of money to first-time home buyers.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The bank is a major ____ of home loans and has helped many people buy their first house in this area today.