Businesses that provide loans to others. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary
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lender lend‧er [ˈlendə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
BANKING FINANCE a person or organization that lends people money on the condition that they pay it back:
• Newspaper ads can be helpful in finding the lender with the most favorable interest rates.
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lender UK US /ˈlendər/ noun [C] BANKING, FINANCE
► 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.
Financial and business terms. 2012.