Definitions for borrowing
ˈbɒr oʊ ɪŋ, ˈbɔr-bor·row·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. borrowing, adoption(noun)

   the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

   "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

2. borrowing(noun)

   obtaining funds from a lender

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. borrowing(Noun)

   An instance of borrowing something.

2. borrowing(Noun)

   A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Borrowing

   of Borrow

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'borrowing' in Nouns Frequency: #2520

How to pronounce borrowing?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say borrowing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of borrowing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of borrowing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of borrowing in a Sentence

1. Johann Kaspar Lavater:

   It is a poor wit who lives by borrowing the words, decisions, inventions and actions of others.

2. George Osborne:

   Britain still spends too much, borrows too much, you only have to look at the crisis unfolding in Greece as I speak, to realise that if a country's not in control of its borrowing, the borrowing takes control of the country.

3. Hong Hao:

   Around 120 billion yuan is not enough?but if leverage (more borrowing) is used?it could expand to over 500 billion yuan and that may have some effect.

4. Brian Williams:

   The president was being urged by one member of the crowd to preach, he seemingly tried to at one point — borrowing almost a Richard Pryor delivery to deliver the degree of his disgust and disdain for the other side, the comments clearly aimed at Donald Trump.

5. William Trainor:

   This was virtually the perfect decade. You had very low volatility, very low borrowing costs, and above-average market returns.

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