Associations to the word «Borrowing»

Wiktionary

BORROWING, verb. Present participle of borrow
BORROWING, noun. An instance of borrowing something.
BORROWING, noun. (linguistics) A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

Dictionary definition

BORROWING, noun. The appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent".
BORROWING, noun. Obtaining funds from a lender.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.