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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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To make matters worse, the Bank of Japan has embarked on a period of interest rate increases to battle inflation, with borrowing costs at a more than 30-year high and likely to go up again.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

When the Bank of England increases its base rate, credit card borrowing costs also tend to increase, although the impact is not always immediate.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

But a recent report from Goldman Sachs says not to count on a smaller borrowing need.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026

Rising interest rates complicate the picture, since they lift borrowing costs for the billions of dollars in debt AI firms have taken on to finance the data centre rollout.

From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026

“I’m borrowing my friend’s house in Dorset,” he said, following her to the kitchen.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Andersons plans to fund the transaction using $300 million in revolving credit borrowings and $615 million in additional long-term debt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Another important item for investors to look at is net interest income — interest income from loans and investments less interest expense from deposits and borrowings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

Viatris said it plans to fund the Pacira acquisition primarily from excess cash, with the remainder from short-term borrowings, adding that it expects the deal will have minimal impact on its gross leverage ratio.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The club's latest quarterly figures showed total borrowings of £1.29bn, including outstanding transfer fees.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

Scholars have long acknowledged such borrowings as moccasins, maize, and military tactics—the Indian-style guerrilla skirmishes with which the rebellious colonists bedeviled British soldiers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann


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