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extend

extend ex‧tend [ɪkˈstend] verb

1. [transitive] to increase the period of time for which an agreement, contract etc is effective:

• The company decided not to extend his employment contract.

• The lease has been extended to five years.

2. [transitive] to make something bigger or increase its range:

• Conservationists have successfully blocked a plan to extend the golf course through the woods.

• If the program is successful it will be extended to cover the whole country.

3. extend credit to somebody to make credit available to someone:

• This was the first time that banks had extended credit to a Mexican government agency.

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extend UK US /ɪkˈstend/ verb

► [I or T] to increase the period of time during which something is effective, or to last for a particular period of time: »At present they are only open four days a week but they plan to extend their hours.
»extend an agreement/a contract/a deadline
extend sth from sth to sth »Under the proposal the presidential term would be extended from five to six years.
extend into sth »It looks as if the final talks will extend into June.
extend for sth »Don't accept any loan that extends for more years than you plan to keep the car.

► [T] to give or offer something to someone: extend benefits/coverage »The proposal would extend medical insurance coverage to 95% of the population, including every child.
extend credit »By buying and packaging mortgages, Wall Street enabled the lenders to extend credit even as the dangers grew in the housing market.

► [T] to increase the size or range of something: »The company's premises have been extended.
» The company's own-label range has been extended to include a dining line.
»The two educators are responsible for extending college business programs beyond the classroom.

Financial and business terms. 2012.