borrowing

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It would be funded by using a mixture of conventional capital, borrowing, and use of the mutual investment model.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The Bank's latest report into the risks facing the economy found borrowing costs were likely to rise as the result of the "shock" to the global economy.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Having realized its error, the ECB cut its key rate in November, initiating a lengthy sequence that eventually took borrowing costs below zero.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Instead, households are saving less and borrowing more just to keep up their usual spending.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“They’ll say they’re buying them. But they’ll be borrowing dresses, mark my words,” Lillian insisted.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy