lender

CEFRC1

/ˈlɛndɚ/

noun

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Examples

Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
[Polonius]: Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meaning

One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

In context

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.

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[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), Lon...
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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From Middle English lendare, leendare, variants of lenner, lenere, equivalent to lend + -er.