Synonyms for borrowing
ˈbɒr oʊ ɪŋ, ˈbɔr-bor·row·ing

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1. borrowing, adoptionnoun

   the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

   "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"

   Synonyms:
   espousal, acceptance, adoption, acceptation

2. borrowingnoun

   obtaining funds from a lender

   Synonyms:
   adoption

Matched Categories

1. • Appropriation
   • Transaction

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1. List of paraphrases for "borrowing":

   borrowings, loan, lending, borrower, indebtedness, borrowers, borrow, debt, loans, loaning, credit, cross-borrowing

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1. George Osborne:

   You only have to look at the crisis unfolding in Greece as I speak, to realise that if a country's not in control of its borrowing, the borrowing takes control of the country.

2. Nicholas Bobrowski:

   You won't see as much of a drawdown in capital expenditure as if there was a 15-20 percent drop in borrowing bases.

3. The Treasury:

   The Scottish Government will get new borrowing powers – so that it can manage its budget effectively and invest up to 3 billion pounds in vital infrastructure, while being accountable to the Scottish people for its decisions.

4. Zhang Jun:

   The window is open as the central bank wants to boost liquidity and lower borrowing costs, but the central bank has many means - it has developed many new policy tools.

5. Eric LeCompte:

   This is a rare opportunity to create a binding global plan to drastically diminish poverty in our lifetime, lending, borrowing and budget transparency is key ... Adopting responsible lending and borrowing raises billions of dollars and costs nothing.