borrowing
Pronunciation:
verb
Definitions
To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.
To adopt (an idea) as one's own.
Example: to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another
To adopt a word from another language.
noun
Definitions
An instance of something being borrowed.
A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.