name-lending; lending one's name
Refers to allowing another person or entity to use one's name, registration, or legal identity, often in contexts like business licensing, contracts, or vehicle registration where the actual operator differs from the registered owner.
Lending one's name can be a violation of the law in some cases.
He lent his name for his friend's car registration.
Compound of 名義 (name, registration) and 貸し (lending), from the verb 貸す (to lend).