lendableadj.
/ˈlɛndəbl/, U.S. /ˈlɛndəb(ə)l/ That may be lent.
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the mind > possession > giving > lending > [adjective] > that may be lent
lendable1611
society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > [adjective] > that may be lent
lendable1813
loanable1848
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Prestable,..lendable, which may be lent.
1808 R. Southey Select. from Lett. (1856) II. 13 I shall direct Artaxerxes to send you a copy, for it will be more lendable than the quarto.
1813 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 196 A government may always command, on a reasonable interest, all the lendable money of their citizens.
1887 Standard 12 May Money was lendable yesterday at ¾ per cent.
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- to lay over
- to lay past
- to lay pipe
- to lay pipes
- to lay posts
- to lay praise, one's blessing, etc upon
- to lay prize, store upon
- to lay put on the shelf, also to set on shelf
- to lay put under the ditch
- to lay siege to, unto, about, against, before
- to lay simply lay down to his work
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- to lay stress, weight, emphasis on or upon
- to lay the bearings
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- to lay the bridle in a person's neck
- to lay the bridle on a person's neck
- to lay the buck