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borrow

[bor-oh, bawr-oh] / ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ /




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The latter provided a government-backed 20% loan to buyers of new build properties, reducing the amount a buyer would need to borrow.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Consumers worried about losing their jobs will borrow and spend less.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

If fundraising stalls simultaneously, such a development could prompt a liquidity crisis and force fund managers to use their cash reserves, borrow money or sell assets to pay shareholders out and satisfy their own lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Many experts recommend that students borrow less than their projected first-year salary.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

She said, “As long as you would be kind enough not to remove the books and scientific objects from my room, I don’t see any reason why you can’t borrow anything else onboard.”

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el




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