Borrowing

/bˈɒɹə‍ʊɪŋ/

/ˈbɑɹoʊɪŋ/

[noun]

Borrowing

[NOUN]

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

synonyms : adoption

the act of getting money or the amount borrowed from a person or an organization

the process by which words or phrases are adopted from one language into another, often due to cultural contact, trade, or historical influences, resulting in the integration of foreign elements into the borrowing language

Examples

1. After struggling to pay off credit card debt for years, I realized the truth behind the saying 'he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing,' and began working to pay off my debts and live more frugally.

2. "Borrowing" is a frequent term in the Thunberg lexicon, reflective of her apparent collectivist leanings.

3. So borrowing is like that.

4. Some countries do have relatively higher borrowing .