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extender

extender

1 4.8
Someone who gives extra time or credit
  • noun
  • /ɪkˈstɛndər/
translation icon : extensor
  • The Senate Finance Committee passed a package of tax extenders right before the recess, including a one-year mortgage relief extension, but leadership in the House of Representatives has not figured out how it wants to handle these extenders.
  • physician extender

Examples

  • So let's itemize the sorts of extenders we should consider.

  • Tax extenders for a variety of businesses will not be extended.

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  • We all want to be like you and be extenders of our love for our children.

  • The solution I am most comfortable with is working remotely with a physician extender.

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  • The Senate Finance Committee passed a package of tax extenders right before the recess, including a one-year mortgage relief extension, but leadership in the House of Representatives has not figured out how it wants to handle these extenders.

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  • In such a system, the medical needs of the patient are typically managed by multiple resident physicians and/or physician extenders in a public clinic or emergency department setting (Rawls and Perry 1994; Blaisdell 1994).

    Academic text (1998)
  • With cloud-based health information technology (HIT), an audio-visual solution, and remote access to PACS (picture archiving and communication system), I am able to review the data entered and saved by the extender, discuss the case with the patient and extender, review imaging in real-time, and initiate or modify care.

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  • With cloud-based health information technology (HIT), an audio-visual solution, and remote access to PACS (picture archiving and communication system), I am able to review the data entered and saved by the extender, discuss the case with the patient and extender, review imaging in real-time, and initiate or modify care.

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  • The manager approved the application for an extender that will allow us to extend the deadline for the project.

  • As an extender of payment plans, the bank helps customers manage their finances over a longer period.

Synonyms

loaner
vsextender
3 4.5

A person or company that gives money but expects it to be paid back

provides wider time or credit allowances beyond loans
granter
vsextender
  • Specialized
1 6.1

A person or organization that gives rights, property and permission

supplies time or credit allowances rather than transferring rights
renewer
vsextender
4.1

A person or thing that makes things new again and makes them last longer

provides extra time or allowance rather than renewing validity

Antonyms

1 6.3

A law or rule that limits access and activity

How Lenient

extender
1 4.8
approver
  • Formal
1 4.0
strict
359 3.2

Surface Forms

extender singular
extenders plural

Morphology

extender = extend (transparent) = extend + er

Standard agent noun formation (one who grants or provides an extension) from the verb 'extend'.

Etymology

Extender comes from extend, which means 'to stretch out', so an extender of time or credit is someone or something that 'stretches' a deadline or gives extra time or money when it is needed.