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  • present participle of borrow.
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borrowing

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


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Expectations that interest rates would be lifted at least once more this year -- after September's hike -- have sent government borrowing costs soaring, with 10-year US Treasury yields last week hitting a 24-year high.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

Any fresh disruption would hit a global economy already grappling with high energy prices and rising borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Instead, “le spread,” traders’ shorthand for the difference in borrowing costs between France and Germany, widened dramatically, as did “lo spread,” or the extra yield on Italian government bonds over bunds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

As borrowing costs across multiple economies continue to hit multiyear highs, it could be time to turn to emerging-market debt, according to Jefferies.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

Besides, things were bad enough without borrowing trouble.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The club's latest quarterly figures showed total borrowings of £1.29bn, including outstanding transfer fees.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

As of June 30, SpaceX had $93.5 billion in cash and cash equivalents, as well as $6.48 billion of short-term marketable securities and borrowings under credit facilities.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

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

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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