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| bor·row·ing [ báwrō ing, bórrō ing ] (plural bor·row·ings) |
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1. act of getting something on loan: an act of gaining the temporary possession of something
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2. process of borrowing: the process of agreeing to accept money from a bank and pay it back later
  an increase in government borrowing
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3. amount borrowed: an amount of money borrowed
substantial borrowings in the region of half a million dollars
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4. linguistics adopted word: a word that has been adopted from another language
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5. copied idea: an idea copied from somebody else's work, especially from a work of art of some kind
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