- present participle of borrow.
borrowing
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The increase in borrowing during July is a setback for the government as it aims to continue to shrink its budget deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Asian stocks edged higher on Friday as investors assessed the US Treasury's move to push down long-term bond yields, while analysts warned that alone would not be enough to keep borrowing costs from spiking.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
—Gold prices rose above $4,600 a troy ounce and are headed for a weekly gain of 4%, buoyed by concerns over the U.S. government debt and borrowing costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Responses to crises such as the 2008 financial crisis and the Covid pandemic have led to increased borrowing.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
As the Portuguese navigators explored the coast of Africa they charted and named it, often borrowing names from the local peoples, or using the names of saints.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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
The club also confirmed borrowings on a revolving credit facility on 31 March were £262.5m.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
Excessive borrowings have long been central to financial crises.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Their profits mainly came from the spread between the interest they paid on those borrowings and the higher rates they charged on floating-rate loans to their corporate borrowers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Scholars have long acknowledged such borrowings as moccasins, maize, and military tactics—the Indian-style guerrilla skirmishes with which the rebellious colonists bedeviled British soldiers.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
