An instance of something being borrowed
“The borrowing of my neighbor's lawnmower made my job of mowing the lawn much easier.”
A word directly taken into one language from another one with little or no translation
The copying of another's written or creative work
Cooptation of another culture's attributes
Consumer credit or borrowing arrangement with fixed payments
Present participle for to take for temporary use
“It is possible, in some instances, to borrow money from your bank to buy publicly traded shares.”
Present participle for to take for one's own benefit, typically without permission
“Some bureaucrats of administrative villages often borrow the rights to contract out the land and collect proceeds from its use.”
Present participle for to copy or imitate the work of another
“Professor Dillon argues for care and precision when the practitioners of one discipline borrow the concepts of another discipline.”
Present participle for to draw inspiration from, or bear a resemblance to
“His artistic style would borrow heavily from the great masters of the early 20th century.”
Present participle for to adopt (an idea or creation) as one's own
“The best he could do was borrow concepts and words from other disciplines.”
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