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borrowing

/ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/

/ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ/

borrowingnoun

borrowings

/ˈbɒrəʊɪŋ/

/ˈbɔroʊɪŋ/

Translations

заимствование

The word 'robot' is a borrowing from Czech.

Слово 'робот' — это заимствование из чешского.

заём

The company took a borrowing to expand its operations.

Компания взяла заём для расширения своей деятельности.

Additional translations

взятие в долг

одалживание

Definitions

The act of receiving something from someone temporarily with the intention of returning it.

The borrowing of books from the library is a common practice among students.

A sum of money that is borrowed, especially from a bank or financial institution.

The company increased its borrowing to finance the new project.

The adoption of words, ideas, or customs from another language or culture.

The English language has many borrowings from French.

Synonyms

borrowinggerund / present participle

/ˈbɒr.əʊ.ɪŋ/

/ˈbɔːr.oʊ.ɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe matters relating to the act or cost of borrowing.

Definitions

Relating to, involving, or used for borrowing, especially of money.

The firm reduced its borrowing expenses by refinancing.

borrowverb

borrowing

Gerund

borrowed

Past Simple

borrowed

Past Participle

borrowing

Gerund

/ˈbɒrəʊ/

/ˈbɑːroʊ/

Translations

занимать

I need to borrow some money from the bank.

Мне нужно занять немного денег в банке.

одолжить

Can I borrow your pen for a moment?

Могу я одолжить твою ручку на минуту?

Additional translations

позаимствовать

привлечь

Definitions

To take and use (something belonging to someone else) with the intention of returning it.

She decided to borrow a book from the library for her research.

To adopt or take over (an idea, practice, or word) from another source.

The English language has borrowed many words from Latin.

To take money from a person or financial institution with the agreement to pay it back later.

He had to borrow money from the bank to buy a new car.

(Arithmetic) To take one unit from the next higher place value in order to perform a subtraction operation.

When subtracting 47 from 123, you borrow 1 from the tens column.

Synonyms

Antonyms

borrownoun

Definitions

An act or instance of taking and using something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it (now rare).

His quick borrow of her umbrella saved him from the sudden shower.

Earth or other material removed from one location and used as fill at another, especially in construction or civil engineering.

The crew hauled in several truckloads of borrow to raise the roadbed above the floodplain.

(Arithmetic) A unit taken from the next higher place value to facilitate subtraction.

In the problem 62−38, the borrow from the tens place helps complete the calculation.