lent

Example Sentences

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The bank had lent to a private-credit-fund-linked special purpose vehicle which had on-lent to the defaulted borrower.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Files published by the US Department of Justice show that she lent heavily on Epstein for help when she faced bankruptcy in 2009.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Berkshire also lent more than $1.5 billion to Seritage, a loan that is nearly paid off.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Sometimes BDCs report detailed financial information about the companies where they have lent money or own equity, if the holdings are significant enough to trigger disclosure requirements.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

What Burry couldn’t understand was why a person who lent money would want to extend such a loan.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis