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borrow

[bor-oh, bawr-oh] / ˈbɒr oʊ, ˈbɔr oʊ /




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Searching on sites like AllBorrow and Borrow the Bazaar, the standard price to rent one outfit for eight days is between $120 and $200.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

The fund’s use of debt via New Arrangements to Borrow requires 85% approval of voting shares.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Tricolor isn’t a private credit fund, but its businesses was built on the same idea: Borrow money from banks, lend it to borrowers who don’t have access to bank financing—for a high yield.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The 'Buy Borrow Die' mantra is a common practice among many of the ultra-wealthy.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2021

“Even though it’s a loan company, it’s never made any loans. Not one. It just borrows money from one bank and pays it back to another. That’s all it does. Borrow and pay back.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti




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