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Now, Thatcher is lending his expertise to a new task: ensuring every home is well-stocked with the greats of literature. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "This Subscription Service Sends You Beautiful Versions of The Books Everyone Should Own," 3 Sep. 2019 Thompson's prior role at the company didn't lend her any insider access in this case. — Wired, "Everything We Know About the Capital One Hacking Case So Far," 29 Aug. 2019 Because of the regulatory environment, many banks are reluctant or cannot lend what their customers need. — Gary Miller, The Denver Post, "Gary Miller: Know what capital structure is and how to use it to grow your business," 7 Aug. 2019 These issues don’t lend themselves to easy fixes — construction costs won’t be brought to reasonable levels by repealing Davis-Bacon or strengthening eminent domain. — Noah Smith, Twin Cities, "Noah Smith: America’s roads and bridges cost too darn much," 31 July 2019 The political circumstances on each side don't lend themselves to making big decisions. — CBS News, "Transcript: Dennis Ross talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 24 July 2019 Circulation, an obvious measure of success for an institution established to lend books to people, is down. — Wired, "Philanthropy and the Challenge of Quantifying Success," 30 July 2019 The citizens of Bridgeport offered to lend Barnum fifty thousand dollars. — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, "What P. T. Barnum Understood About America," 29 July 2019 In 2012, Silver paid about $150,000 to restore the mural, which technically is owned by the United States Postal Service, and in 2014, it was lent to LACMA for a Biberman exhibit. — Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, "L.A.'s Iconic Venice Post Office Falls Into Limbo Again After Joel Silver Sale," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lender
nounFinancial Definition of lender
How It Works
If you borrow money from XYZ Bank, XYZ Bank becomes your lender. Lenders are creditors, but not all creditors are lenders. For example, utility companies, health clubs, phone companies and credit card issuers can all be creditors if you have contracts with them or if they have performed services for which you have not yet paid.
Some lenders are more senior than others. For example, if Company XYZ issues bonds, the bondholders are essentially lenders who are senior to Company XYZ's shareholders. This means that should Company XYZ go bankrupt, the bondholders are entitled to repayment before the shareholders are.
In many cases, companies have several different types of debt, and some of these lenders may be subordinate to others. Some lenders may even be unsecured, meaning that the company has not pledged any collateral.
Why It Matters
Lenders may sue to obtain access to accounts or other assets if the borrower has not paid. Lenders may also place liens on the borrower's assets, meaning that the borrower cannot sell the assets without paying the lender first. In addition, lenders could report the problem to a credit bureau, which may place the item on the borrower's credit report.
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