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borrowing

bor·row·ing [ báwrō ing, bórrō ing ] (plural bor·row·ings)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. act of getting something on loan: an act of gaining the temporary possession of something

2. process of borrowing: the process of agreeing to accept money from a bank and pay it back later
an increase in government borrowing

3. amount borrowed: an amount of money borrowed
substantial borrowings in the region of half a million dollars

4. linguistics adopted word: a word that has been adopted from another language

5. copied idea: an idea copied from somebody else's work, especially from a work of art of some kind

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