Provides cash for designs (5)

'provides' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'cash for designs' is the wordplay.
'cash' becomes 'l' (The pound sterling symbol is an elaborate L).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'designs' becomes 'ends' (I've seen this before).
'l'+'ends'='LENDS'

Can you help me to learn more?