borrowing
- noun
- /ˈbɔroʊɪŋ/
- Why am I borrowing money from my dad?
- cost of borrowing
- government borrowing
- household borrowing
When you restrict borrowing, you limit GDP.
- When you restrict borrowing, you limit GDP.
- They're the, the main lender for small business borrowing for and for commercial real estate.
Examples
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The real cost of foreign borrowing was negative until the early 1980s.
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When you restrict borrowing, you limit GDP.
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And the cost of borrowing is continuing to rise.
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Would they recommend more borrowing, including the associated higher debt limit?
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If that is interest free, why do you keep borrowing money through your workplace?
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And it was obvious that they were borrowing more money than they could repay.
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Borrowing money is something he just can't do.
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The utility of borrowing among students attending community colleges is a source of controversy.
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The second research question examined how borrowing affected students' enrollment behaviors and educational experiences.
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The interest rates for borrowing money from the bank have increased significantly this year.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Money you pay in interest and fees to use money from a bank or another person
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Morphology
Etymology
Borrowing comes from the old English verb borrow, which meant 'to take something with a promise to return it'. That's why borrowing money means getting cash now and planning to pay it back later, often with an extra payment called 'interest'.