borrowing

bor-row-ing · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The act of obtaining something temporarily with the promise to return it.

  2. 2.

    Money that has been borrowed; debt.

  3. 3.

    (linguistics) A word or phrase adopted from another language.

  4. 4.

    (present participle of borrow) Currently taking something temporarily.

Forms

plural: borrowings

Related words

See also: borrow, borrowed, debt, loanword
Synonyms: debt, loan, loanword

Etymology

From "borrow" (Old English "borgian") with the suffix "-ing" indicating the action or result of the verb.