Relends

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Gives out something on loan once more, handing money, an item or a favour back to another person for temporary use
2. Advances or grants something to someone again after an earlier loan, letting another party borrow it anew
3. Provides a loan a second time, or offers help and resources once more to someone who needs them temporarily

Etymology: "Relends" is the third-person singular form of "relend," a verb meaning to lend out again. It is simply the verb "lend" with the prefix "re-" attached, and the "-s" marks the present tense used with he, she, or it. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "back" or "again," and it has been attached to English verbs freely for centuries, so "relend" follows the same pattern as words like "repay" or "reissue." "Lend" itself comes from Old English "lænan," meaning to grant the temporary use of something, with the understanding that it will be returned. The combination describes someone who takes a thing that was lent to them and passes it on to another person on loan.