| Main Entry: | borrowing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appropriating |
Synonyms: |
accepting a loan, financing, renting |
Antonyms: |
loaning |
| Concept: | Borrowing. |
| Category: | 2. Transfer of Property |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
borrowing, pledging., borrowed plumes; plagiarism (thieving)., replevin.
-verbs
borrow, desume., hire, rent, farm; take a lease, take a demise; take by the hour, take by the mile, take by the year, hire by the hour, hire by the mile, hire by the year; adopt, apply, appropriate, imitate, make use of, take., raise money, take up money; raise the wind; fly a kite, borrow from Peter to pay Paul; run into debt (debt)., replevy.
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Antonyms: |
lending |
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