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

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

1. borrowing, adoptionnoun

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

   "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

2. borrowingnoun

   obtaining funds from a lender

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. borrowingnoun

   An instance of borrowing something.

2. borrowingnoun

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

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

1. Borrowing

   of Borrow

Matched Categories

1. • Appropriation
   • Transaction

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce borrowing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Energy Minister Slim Feriani:

   This...could have prevented us from borrowing from the IMF.

2. Ric Spooner:

   News of China’ rate cut should help buyer mood this morning, compensating for a weak lead from the US market, however, while news of lower borrowing costs will help support equity valuations and be seen as a positive for commodity demand, market response may be limited. In some senses this rate cut is a technical response to the fact that lower inflation is making real borrowing costs more expensive in China.

3. George Osborne:

   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.

4. Thomas Massie:

   Everybody wants to be a hero by coming in and writing checks (for disaster aid). Those checks aren't backed up by anything. We're borrowing the money for all of this.

5. Jonathan Portes:

   We have no problem borrowing the amount of money [needed], there's no affordability constraint. Being able to afford a second lockdown is simply not one of the top five economic problems facing the UK right now.

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