- present participle of borrow.
borrowing
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“This comes on top of still significant borrowing needs from the U.S. government,” Labedzki said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
However, Burnham has said he will stick to the government's existing fiscal rules - not borrowing for day-to-day spending and having debt fall as a share of the economy by the end of the Parliament.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
The analyst says their swings have been exacerbated by unprecedented levels of retail participation and margin borrowing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The main assumption to start 2026 was that the Fed would be cutting interest rates, potentially making borrowing more affordable for government, businesses and households.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
“I’m not a thief, Thackeray. I’m only borrowing it. I promise I’ll give the book back when I’ve finished it.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
That year the Treasury Department stopped issuing its longest-dated borrowings, 30-year bonds, because what was the point?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Among the red flags that Di Mattia is tracking are the stock-market performances of companies whose borrowings are tied to AI hopes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
But each of the funds said they had ample liquidity to handle the payouts, with cash coming from loan repayments, fund borrowings, and new investment inflows.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
The club also confirmed borrowings on a revolving credit facility on 31 March were £262.5m.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
