borrowing

borrowing
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of borrowing something
    借,借入
    the borrowing of clothes.
    借衣服。
    ■the action of taking and using money from bank under an agreement to pay it back later
    借(钱)
    a curb on government borrowing.
    控制政府借债。
    [count noun]the group had total borrowings of $570 million.
    集团共举债5.7亿美元。
    ■[count noun]a word, idea, or method taken from another language, person, or source and used in one's own language or work
    (词语,意见,方法的)借用,采用
    the majority of designs were borrowings from the continent.
    大部分都是借用欧洲大陆的设计。
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