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Lender

Meaning in finance & banking, with examples

/ˈlendər/nounCore term

In finance & banking, lender means: A bank, company or person that gives money to a borrower, expecting it to be paid back with interest.

In Turkish: kredi veren, borç veren, alacaklı

How it is used

Common in loan documents, news and credit discussions. Frequent phrases are mortgage lender, online lender and lender of last resort (the central bank). Several banks lending together form a syndicate of lenders.

Example sentences

  1. Most lenders ask for proof of income before approving a mortgage.

  2. We were the lead lender in the company's syndicated loan.

Common collocations

  • mortgage lender
  • lead lender
  • lender of last resort
  • online lender
  • borrowerA person or organisation that receives money from a lender and agrees to pay it back, usually with interest.
  • loanMoney that a bank or another lender gives to a person or company, which must be paid back over time, usually with interest.
  • collateralAn asset, such as property, cash or securities, that a borrower pledges to a lender and that the lender can sell if the loan is not repaid.
  • central bankA country's or region's main monetary authority, which issues money, sets the policy interest rate and works to keep prices and the financial system stable.

This word in other fields

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