to use as an excuse; excuse; pretext

to lend to sb

to borrow sth for another use; to borrow an idea for one's own use

to borrow money; to lend money

using this as a pretext; thereby

to rely on; to depend on; by means of; thanks to; sth that one relies on

to rent; to lease

to make use of; to use sth as pretext; under false pretenses; under the guise of; masquerading as; lenient; tolerant; loan character (one of the Six Methods 六書|六书 of forming Chinese characters); character acquiring meanings by phonetic association; also called phonetic loan

to lend; to put out a loan

to lend (sth other than money); to borrow