Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
One who provides a loan secured upon the borrowers' property: the lender in a mortgage agreement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lender, loaner
noun
the person who accepts a mortgage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mortgage holder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creditor, holder
History
From mortgage + -ee.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
