who lends on a pledge

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• pledgee — pledg‧ee [ˌpleˈdʒiː] noun [countable] LAW FINANCE a lender that accepts a pledge for a loan * * * pledgee UK US /pledʒˈiː/ noun [C] ► FINANCE a person who lends money and accepts a pledge for the loan: »The pledgee obtained good titl …   Financial and business terms

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