lendable

[ len-duh-buhl ]

adjective

1. reserved or at hand for purposes of lending:

   lendable stock; lendable money.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lendable¹

First recorded in 1605–15; lend + -able

Example Sentences

It is buying up government bonds at a rate of 80 trillion yen, or $770 billion, a year to keep financial institutions flush with lendable cash.

From New York Times

Soon the banks were flush with lendable funds.

From The Guardian

To the hawks, the Fed’s drive to pump up banks’ lendable reserves has created a $1.5 trillion bomb with a short fuse.

From BusinessWeek

Short interest in GM climbed to 2.5 percent of total shares, about one-fifth of lendable supply, London-based Data Explorers said last week in a report.

From BusinessWeek

Short sellers have borrowed 82 percent of the company’s lendable supply, meaning there’s limited equity available for short sellers to bet against.

From BusinessWeek