lender
/ˈlendə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlendər/ (ame, ipa) · /-də(r)/ (ame, mw)
lender — 名詞
- lendersingular
- lendersplural
1. a person, bank, or other business that gives money to someone for a period of ti
放款人；貸方
把錢借給別人並收取利息的人或機構
a person, bank, or other business that gives money to someone for a period of time, expecting to be paid back later, usually with extra money called interest
The bank is one of the largest lenders to small farmers in the region.
這家銀行是該地區小農最大的放款人之一。
collocation: large/major lender to [borrower]
Renata compared three lenders before choosing the one with the lowest interest rate.
Renata 比較了三家貸方，最後選了利率最低的那一家。
typical context: comparing lenders by interest rate
Cyrus warned his sister about lenders who hide extra fees in the contract.
Cyrus 提醒他妹妹小心那些把額外費用藏在合約裡的放款人。
After missing two payments, Mei received a strict letter from the lender.
在漏繳兩期之後，Mei 收到了貸方寄來的一封語氣嚴厲的信。
Most lenders ask for proof of regular income before they approve a loan.
大多數放款人在批准貸款之前，會要求看收入穩定的證明。
- creditor
more formal and legal; emphasises the right to be paid back
- financier
suggests large-scale or professional lending, often for big projects
- loan provider
neutral, business-style label seen on adverts and websites
文法句型
the lender of [noun]
a major lender to [borrower]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a financial institution (bank, credit union, mortgage company), though private individuals can also be lenders. Often paired with a borrower in the same sentence to show the two sides of a loan.