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31lender of last resort — A country s central bank with responsibility for controlling its banking system. In the UK, the Bank of England fulfils this role, lending to discount houses, either by repurchasing Treasury bills, lending on other paper assets, or granting… …
32lender — n loaner, moneylender, pawnbroker, creditor, credit union; usurer, Shylock, Inf. loan shark …
33lender — lend·er …
34lender — [ˈlendə] noun [C] a person or financial institution that lends money …
35lender of last resort — noun Finance 1. a central bank in its capacity to make loans to banks and other eligible institutions in emergency circumstances such as a systemic crisis in the banking system. 2. a financing organisation which will make loans to borrowers who… …
36lender — / lendə/ noun a person who lends money …
37lender of the last resort — /ˌlendə əv ðə ˌlɑ:st rɪ zɔ:t/ noun a central bank which lends money to commercial banks …
38lender — He from whom a thing or money is borrowed. The bailor of an article loaned. A bank or other lending institution …
39lender — He from whom a thing or money is borrowed. The bailor of an article loaned. A bank or other lending institution …
40lender — noun someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters • Syn: ↑loaner • Ant: ↑borrower • Derivationally related forms: ↑lend • Hypernyms: ↑investor …