borrower

Example Sentences

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The idea is that allowing a borrower to preserve cash can help it through a rough patch.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“The parent is the borrower and is responsible for paying back the loan,” the student-loan lender says.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

That can push up borrowing costs, increase borrower defaults and pinch corporate profits.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

A $1.3 billion portfolio write-down resulted from borrower struggles and underperforming 2021 second lien and junior debt deals.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

He recalled the old saying, Neither a borrower nor a lender be.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner