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单词 overlend
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overlendv.1

Forms: late Middle English ouirlende (northern).
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, lend v.1
Etymology: < over- prefix + lend v.1
Obsolete.
transitive. To pass over or beyond.
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society > travel > [verb (transitive)] > cross or pass over
overstyeOE
overleapeOE
overfareOE
overgoc1225
passc1300
overpassa1382
to pass through ——a1382
overlendc1450
overmetec1480
overspana1522
cross1583
transpass1626
overwenda1649
overmarcha1805
peregrinate1835
c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) 5069 (MED) Qua list þis lymit ouir-lende, lene to þe left hand, For þe rake on þe riȝt hand, þat may na man passe.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

overlendv.2

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈlɛnd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈlɛnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, lend v.2
Etymology: < over- prefix + lend v.2 Compare earlier overlending n.
Economics and Finance.
intransitive. To lend more (money) than is advisable or economically viable; esp. of a bank.
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1892 Econ. Jrnl. 2 112 It is contended that the banks do much mischief by lending freely when general confidence is causing prices to rise—that they over-lend at such times.
1939 J. T. Whitaker Americas to South 55 American and British capital overlent in Bolivia until the whole country was mortgaged.
1964 Jrnl. Finance 19 447 Lenders of Euro-dollars who had been inclined to over-lend..heeded the timely warning and adopted a more cautious attitude.
1991 Business Life (Brit. Airways) May 9/2 For every business that over-borrowed there must be a lender who over-lent: actually, many lenders, given the bankers' habit of spreading or ‘syndicating’ their risks.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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