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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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Meanwhile, Cleveland Fed boss Beth Hammack reiterated her view that borrowing costs need to rise despite the latest run of figures.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

An increase in rates could pressure consumers by raising borrowing costs or cast a chill on the tech industry’s debt-powered AI investment cycle, which is already struggling to contend with high borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 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

The U.S. is likely to pay the highest borrowing rate for 30-year Treasury debt in a quarter-century.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

The file was thin because the borrower hadn’t done much borrowing.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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

Borrowing has already changed the dynamics of the company’s balance sheet in the AI era: Meta had minimal debt until 2022, but its long-term borrowings reached $83.7 billion at the end of the second quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 30, 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




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