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

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King