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borrow

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




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Prepaid forward contracts let employees borrow against their shares for a set period and use the proceeds to diversify their portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Data center developers, power producers, and clean energy companies orbiting them often can’t, and must borrow or sell stock to build the products that generate profits.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

His family had to borrow money from loved ones as recently as this year to help pay the rent and bills.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

It can also encourage consumers to borrow more, fueling further expenditure.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Day and night, they printed thousands of new, even bolder, leaflets on a hand-cranked duplicating machine, possibly purchased with the money Sophie asked to borrow from Fritz.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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