borrow

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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

They can adjust taxes, change benefits, restructure obligations, and crucially, borrow over long time horizons.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“In such cases, investors effectively lend dollars and borrow foreign currency, which means dollar funding is abundant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

But many low-income households don't have the savings to last that long and so have to borrow, incurring debt.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

“When we get back to the FARM,” Kat said, “you can come into my room and borrow any items of mine that you want.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti