borrow
Example Sentences
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But it’s had the opposite effect on inflation, given the nation’s trade in goods deficit, which leads to higher interest rates and elevated borrowing costs.
From Barron's
She started ramping up her savings around a year ago, when her father fell ill and her family had to borrow for his treatment.
That matters because it has kept rates higher on long-term Teasurys, which makes borrowing more expensive for the U.S. and Americans.
From MarketWatch
Lawyers for the plaintiffs are explicitly borrowing strategies used in the 1990s and 2000s against the tobacco industry, which faced a similar onslaught of lawsuits arguing that companies sold a harmful product.
From Barron's
China is creating added liquidity in its yuan debt markets by offering the Japanese-style carry trade in which companies and countries can borrow in yuan to get lower yields and diversify their liabilities.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
