Borrowing

/ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/

Synonyms for "borrowing" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

accounts payableaccounts receivableamount dueappropriationautoplagiarismbad debtbad debtsbillbillsborrowed wordcalquecharge
Noun(3 words)
Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (24)

Related words (40)

indebtednessindebtmentinfringement of copyrightinstallment planlendingliabilityliterary piracyloan translationloan wordmaturitymoney marketnational debtnote discountingnote shavingobligationoutstanding debtparonympiracyplagiarismplagiarizing
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plagiarypledgepublic debtscoretight moneytouchinguncollectibleuncollectiblesunfulfilled pledge
Noun(10 words)
lexical-borrowinglinguistic borrowingloanloan-relatedloanwordloanword-basedobtain temporarilysubtractiontake on loantemporary loan
Adjective(1 words)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

16 entries
acquisitionactionappropriationdealingdealingseconomic activityfinancefinancinglanguage changelexical changelinguistic processlinguisticslinguistics phenomenontransactionuseutilization

More specific

17 entries
book borrowingcalquecalquingequipment borrowinginterlibrary loanlibrary loanline of creditloanwordloanword formationlong-term borrowingmethod borrowingmortgagephonological borrowingsecured borrowingshort-term borrowingstudent loan

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Collocations

15 entries
borrowing arrangementborrowing capacityborrowing constraintsborrowing costsborrowing facilityborrowing patternsborrowing ratecultural borrowingeconomic borrowingforeign borrowinginterlibrary borrowinglibrary borrowinglinguistic borrowingshort term borrowingshort-term borrowing

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

6 entries

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Is there any chance of my borrowing your typewriter?

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Do you remember borrowing his book?

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"Do you mind my borrowing your microscope?" "No, not at all."

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Those who like borrowing dislike paying.

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