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lender

DEFINITIONS OF: lender

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n someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters

Synonyms:
loaner
Antonyms:
borrower
someone who receives something on the promise to return it or its equivalent
Types:
pawnbroker
a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
loan shark, moneylender, shylock, usurer
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
Type of:
investor
someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
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