borrow
verb (RECEIVE) /ˈbɒr.əʊ/
/ˈbɑːr.oʊ/ Definition
A2 [T] to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time: Could I borrow your bike from (non-standard off) you until next week? She used to borrow money and not bother to pay it back. He borrowed a novel from the library.Borrowing, lending and debt C1 [I or T] to take money from a bank or other financial organization and pay it back over a period of time: Like so many companies at that time, we had to borrow heavily to survive. We could always borrow some money from the bank.Borrowing, lending and debt › [T] to take and use a word or idea from another language or piece of work: English has borrowed many words from French.Writing and typing borrowing /-ɪŋ/ noun [C or U] › Public borrowing has increased in recent years.Borrowing, lending and debt borrower /-ər/
/-ɚ/ noun [C] › a person, organization, etc. that borrows: Building societies are encouraging new borrowers.Borrowers and lenders
/-ɚ/ noun [C] › a person, organization, etc. that borrows: Building societies are encouraging new borrowers.Borrowers and lenders(Definition of borrow verb (RECEIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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