relendv.
/rᵻˈlɛnd/, U.S. /riˈlɛnd/ intransitive. To lend again or further. Also transitive: to lend (money, funds) again.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > moneylending > lend money [verb (intransitive)] > again
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the mind > possession > giving > lending > lend [verb (transitive)] > again
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1797 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 24 221 The banker..re-lends to the useful trader, at a high interest, this same deposit.
1884 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 12 608 The notes in stock were regarded as having been..relent by the firm to the company.
1941 J. W. Angell Investm. & Business Cycles x. 166 The bankers or other money creators will find their reserves larger than what is called for by their current liquidity preferences, and will relend part of the excess.
1999 Investors Chron. (Nexis) 29 Jan. 24 When banks get into a serious mess, they have to be given cheap money by the central bank to relend in local bond markets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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