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borrowing

[bor-oh-ing, bawr-] / ˈbɒr oʊ ɪŋ, ˈbɔr- /
NOUN
appropriating
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Antonyms
WEAK
loaning


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Nvidia has moved beyond earlier mechanisms for circular financing, such as making equity investments in OpenAI and other AI firms, to newer structures that make chip purchases cheaper by lowering the cost of borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

For now the softer readings provided a boost to tech firms, which benefit from lower borrowing costs.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It has been most acutely felt by people who used leverage - a form of borrowing in the financial markets.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

There is also AI’s voracious demand for financing, which could drive up borrowing costs, as well as its impact on productivity.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

I made more friends through lending and borrowing books because there was no school library back then.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

If that happens, he said, it could raise bills for electric customers since the utility may have to pay a higher interest rate for new borrowings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 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

The club also confirmed borrowings on a revolving credit facility on 31 March were £262.5m.

From BBC May 27, 2026

Excessive borrowings have long been central to financial crises.

From MarketWatch May 20, 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




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