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[ bor-oh-ing, bawr- ] / ˈbɒr oʊ ɪŋ, ˈbɔr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR borrowing ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of one who borrows. the process by which something, as a word or custom, is adopted or absorbed. the result of such a process; something borrowed, as a foreign word or phrase or a custom. Origin of borrowingMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at borrow, -ing1 OTHER WORDS FROM borrowingnon·bor·row·ing, adjectivepre·bor·row·ing, nounun·bor·row·ing, adjectiveWords nearby borrowingBorrelia burgdorferi, borreliosis, Borromini, borrow, borrowed time, borrowing, borrow pit, borrow trouble, Bors, borscht, borscht circuit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for borrowing“He is borrowing my voice to tell you this story,” she told the crowd. A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Generally, the better the rating, the lower the borrowing cost for the issuer. Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: November 9|PunditFact.com|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST Borrowing language from his father, Paul said he does not wear his religion “on my sleeve.” Is Rand Paul Christian Enough for the GOP?|Olivia Nuzzi|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Ravitch has said the borrowing would have been temporary and would have come in exchange for a more transparent budget. Powerbroker Richard Ravitch Thinks New York Might Be Doomed|Josh Robin|April 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In hopes of standing out amid the Easter crazy, some churches are borrowing themes from popular culture. Can’t Fill the House On Easter? Try Handing Out Gadgets|Matthew Paul Turner|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST He really wanted to establish my credit by setting me to raise loans, on the theory that borrowing is the basis of credit. The Magic Skin|Honore de Balzac I had seen a great deal of borrowing going on during the week; everybody's money seemed to belong to everybody else. May Iverson's Career|Elizabeth Jordan Borrowing an image from the Turkish empire, he called her a Duchess with three tails. Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell I shall only call it borrowing from you, Harry Gregson, if I take it and use it to pay off the debt. My Lady Ludlow|Elizabeth Gaskell Now the management of the Palliser property had always been conducted on principles antagonistic to borrowing. The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
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