borrowing
noun
bor·row·ing
ˈbär-ə-wiŋ 
ˈbȯr-
: something borrowed
especially
: a word or phrase adopted from one language into another
Examples of borrowing in a Sentence
He's compiling a list of Japanese borrowings in English.
Students must have their own pencils. Borrowing is not allowed.
Economists predict that there will be increases in government borrowing.
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The company maintained a borrowing rate of 5.7% against its revolving line of credit as of December 31, 2024, with $50.2 million available for borrowing under the $75 million line of credit.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
Federal grants are one of the two chief ways Connecticut pays for this construction, the other being state borrowing – which is repaid using sales and fuel tax receipts in the budget’s Special Transportation Fund.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee left its overnight borrowing rate unchanged at a range between 4.25%-4.5%, in a move that investors had been anticipating after three consecutive cuts since September 2024.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
The Fed’s actions that year substantially raised borrowing costs for Americans and the stock market suffered its worst year since 2008.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 7 Feb. 2025
Federal grants are one of the two chief ways Connecticut pays for this construction, the other being state borrowing – which is repaid using sales and fuel tax receipts in the budget’s Special Transportation Fund.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday, the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee left its overnight borrowing rate unchanged at a range between 4.25%-4.5%, in a move that investors had been anticipating after three consecutive cuts since September 2024.
—Lisa Kailai Han,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
The Fed’s actions that year substantially raised borrowing costs for Americans and the stock market suffered its worst year since 2008.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Borrowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/borrowing. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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borrowing
noun
bor·row·ing
ˈbär-ə-wiŋ
ˈbȯr-
: something borrowed
especially
: a word or phrase adopted from one language into another
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