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Meaning of borrowing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

borrowing

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

  2. To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.

  3. To adopt (an idea) as one's own.

    Example: to borrow the style, manner, or opinions of another

  4. To adopt a word from another language.

noun

Definitions

  1. An instance of something being borrowed.

  2. A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.