Borrowing Definition

bŏrō-ĭng, bôr-
noun

Loanword.

Webster's New World
Something that is borrowed, especially a word borrowed from one language for use in another.
American Heritage
An instance of borrowing something.
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verb

Present participle of borrow.

She is borrowing my pen.
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Other Word Forms of Borrowing

Noun

Singular:
borrowing
Plural:
borrowings

Borrowing Sentence Examples

  • Borrowing was resorted to by the government.

  • Such extension could be effected only by borrowing money.

  • The military development which sprang from the Crusades is thus largely a matter of borrowing; the financial development is independent and indigenous in the West.

  • The constitution of 1876 forbids the borrowing of money except to supply casual deficiencies of revenue (amount limited to $200,000 at a time), repel invasion, suppress insurrection, defend the state in war, or pay existing debts.

  • Over the years we have achieved a total return on stockholders ' funds well in excess of the annual cost of this new borrowing.

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Words Starting With

BBOBOR

Words Ending With

GNGING

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borrowing

Words Starting With B and Ending With G

Starts With B & Ends With GStarts With BO & Ends With GStarts With B & Ends With NG

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With B9 Letter Words Ending With G