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borrowing

[bor-oh-ing, bawr-] / ˈbɒr oʊ ɪŋ, ˈbɔr- /
NOUN
appropriating
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Antonyms
WEAK
loaning


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Investors are all-but-certain the European Central Bank will keep borrowing costs at 2% when it announces its own decision an hour and 15 minutes later.

From Barron's

Anyone who has tried to buy a home or obtain a long-term business loan in 2026 may have already noticed that borrowing costs are holding relatively steady.

From MarketWatch

Olka had explained she was not stealing, merely borrowing the book to pass the time as she cleaned.

From Literature

I made more friends through lending and borrowing books because there was no school library back then.

From Literature

What will also help are lower borrowing costs.

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