moneylender

[US]/'mʌnɪlendə/
[UK]/'mʌnɪ'lɛndɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. pożyczkodawca
Word Forms

Example Sentences

borrow money from a moneylender

pożyczanie pieniędzy od lichwiarza

avoid dealing with illegal moneylenders

unikanie kontaktów z nielegalnymi lichwiarzami

the moneylender's terms and conditions

warunki i zasady lichwiarza

repay the moneylender on time

spłacaj lichwiarza na czas

seek help from a reputable moneylender

szukaj pomocy u renomowanego lichwiarza

the moneylender's interest rates

oprocentowanie lichwiarza

default on a loan from a moneylender

niewywiązanie się z pożyczki zaciągniętej u lichwiarza

the moneylender's collection practices

praktyki windykacyjne lichwiarza

the moneylender's business operations

działalność gospodarcza lichwiarza

Real-world Examples

The overturned table is a likely reference to christ and the moneylenders.

Odwrócony stół to prawdopodobnie odniesienie do Chrystusa i lichwiarzy.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

Suddenly they were in the heart of the capital, among the businessmen and moneylenders.

Nagle znaleźli się w sercu stolicy, wśród biznesmenów i lichwiarzy.

Source: A Christmas Carol

All the moneychangers and moneylenders were under his control.

Wszyscy lichwiarze i zmieniacze pieniędzy byli pod jego kontrolą.

Source: Pan Pan

The workers were landless Dalits or their children, forced to borrow to pay for medicines or dowries from a local, higher-caste moneylender.

Robotnicy byli pozbawieniymi ziemi Dalítami lub ich dziećmi, zmuszonymi do zaciągania pożyczek, aby zapłacić za leki lub wianki od lokalnego lichwiarza z wyższej kasty.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

One must not try to amuse moneylenders or investors, and this was the class to which he began by appealing.

Nie należy próbować bawić lichwiarzy ani inwestorów, i to była klasa, do której zaczął się zwracać.

Source: The Education of Henry Adams (Part Two)

The bishop of Strasbourg, who had 2,000 Jews burned to death one day in 1349, owed huge sums to Jewish moneylenders.

Biskup Strasburga, który spali na śmierć 2000 Żydów pewnego dnia w 1349 roku, był winien ogromne sumy żydowskim lichwiarzom.

Source: The Economist Culture

The sellsword grew more serious. " There's a moneylender from Braavos, holding fancy papers and the like, requests to see the king about payment on some loan" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

" Three freedmen, murdered in their homes, " the Shavepate said. " A moneylender, a cobbler, and the harpist Rylona Rhee. They cut her fingers off before they killed her" .

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

Tech start ups promise to transform finance, if regulators will let them TWO millennia after the Temple was cleansed of money changers, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, plans to open his churches to moneylenders.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

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