lender

3 definitions • 3 examples

someone or something that lends money, especially a large financial organization such as a bank:

The smaller local lenders charge high interest rates.

a person or business, such as a bank, that lends money

a bank or other financial organization that lends money that is then paid back with interest:

Lenders are in no mood to take risks.

a big/large/major lender Major lenders were criticized for not passing on interest rate cuts.