noun

borrowing

BAW-ruh-wihng

noun

The act of taking something temporarily, especially taking out a loan.

"The company relies heavily on borrowing to fund new projects."

A word or phrase adopted into a language from another language.

""Déjà vu" is a French borrowing that's now common in English."

How to Use Borrowing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe act of taking a loan, or a word adopted from another language.

Common pairings

heavy borrowing a linguistic borrowing government borrowing

borrowings plural

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The company relies heavily on _____ to fund new projects.

From "borrow" + "-ing."

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