- present participle of borrow.
borrowing
Example Sentences
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New borrowing is nearly eight billion euros higher, at 118.7 billion euros.
From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026
Effective July 1, borrowing is restricted to $20,500 annually, with a $100,000 cap.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026
The U.A.E.’s sovereign-wealth funds managing over $1.8 trillion in assets provide a massive cushion that allow it to avoid external borrowing, subsidize local businesses and inject liquidity into the domestic economy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
All graduate students also now face a lifetime borrowing limit of $257,500 including undergraduate loans, regardless of the type of graduate degree they are pursuing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
I guess I should’ve asked her first before borrowing her makeup.
From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée
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