| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class V. Words Releasing to the Voluntary Powers | | Division (II) Intersocial Volition | | Section IV. Possessive Relations |
| 2. Transfer of Property |
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| 787. Lending. |
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| NOUN: | LENDING &c. v.; loan, advance, accommodation, feneration [obs.]; mortgage (security) [See Security]; investment.
PAWNSHOP, spout [slang], mont de piété [F.], my uncle’s [slang].
LENDER, pawnbroker, money lender, usurer, Jew, Shylock.
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| VERB: | LEND, advance, accommodate with; lend on security; loan; pawn (security) [See Security].
INVEST; intrust; place -, put- out to interest; place, put; embark, risk, venture, sink, fund.
LET, lease, set or sett [Scot. law], sublet, sublease, underlet; demise.
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| ADJECTIVE: | LENDING &c. v.; lent &c. v.; come across (or down) with the needful [slang].
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| ADVERB: | in advance; on loan, on security.
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| QUOTATIONS: | - It is a very good world to live in, To lend, or to spend, or to give in.—attributed to Earl of Rochester
- The ruthless usurer’s gold.—Bulwer-Lytton
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