borrowing

American  

[bor-oh-ing, bawr-] / ˈbɒr oʊ ɪŋ, ˈbɔr- /

noun

1. the act of one who borrows.

2. the process by which something, as a word or custom, is adopted or absorbed.

3. the result of such a process; something borrowed, as a foreign word or phrase or a custom.

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Other Word Forms

• nonborrowing adjective
• preborrowing noun
• unborrowing adjective

Etymology

Origin of borrowing

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; borrow, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Big companies struck more giant deals and increased borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bank of America strategists estimate borrowing in the tech sector could hit as much as $950 billion over three years.

From Barron's

Bank of America strategists estimate borrowing in the tech sector could hit as much as $950 billion over three years.

From Barron's

Bank of America strategists estimate borrowing in the tech sector could hit as much as $950 billion over three years.

From Barron's

While many lower-income consumers may struggle with benefits cuts, those aren’t the bulk of banks’ borrowing customers, especially not in profitable businesses like wealth management.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• financing