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US
/ˈbɑɹoʊɪŋ/
]
[ UK /bˈɒɹəʊɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /bˈɒɹəʊɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent - obtaining funds from a lender
How To Use borrowing In A Sentence
- There's a level of debt in proportion to income that the world will accept as manageable, and there's a level of short-term nett borrowing that will be acceptable through a temporary period of difficulty. Smoking Guns and the Morality of Parliamentary Privilege
- He ran up massive debts borrowing from loan sharks.
- Interest rates would then rise as the central bank increased its discount rate to discourage borrowing and the demands for legal tender.
- These two transaction costs discourage foreign investment and borrowing. International Finance: The markets and financial management of multinational business.
- It is written in Attic Greek, with much studiedly antithetical rhetoric and frequent verbal borrowings from the classical authors.
- Bigger discounts on equity and debt issuance to get them away risks seeing investment cut, borrowing reduced and jobs lost. Times, Sunday Times
- Again borrowing heavily from the Ghosd examples/animation.c file, the main loop creates a 400x400 alpha-blended surface area.
- As to the bid, it will entail huge borrowings and consequent cost cuts. Times, Sunday Times
- For a young family with relatively low borrowings, this could mean moving straight from a small urban townhouse to a detached four-bedroom with three acres. Times, Sunday Times
- Those borrowing are required to show they have made sufficient arrangements for security and insurance and have suitable climatic conditions. AT HOME WITH THE QUEEN: The Inside Story of the Royal Household