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borrowing (encz) | borrowing,půjčování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Borrowing (gcide) | Borrow \Bor"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Borrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Borrowing.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh,
pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS.
beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st Borough.]
1. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or
expressed intention of returning the identical article or
its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
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2. (Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher
denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a
term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is
larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
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3. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style,
manner, or opinions of another.
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Rites borrowed from the ancients. --Macaulay.
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It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his
hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in
abundance; but to make them his own is a work of
grace only from above. --Milton.
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4. To feign or counterfeit. "Borrowed hair." --Spenser.
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The borrowed majesty of England. --Shak.
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5. To receive; to take; to derive.
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Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. --Shak.
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To borrow trouble, to be needlessly troubled; to be
overapprehensive.
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borrowing (wn) | borrowing
n 1: the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another
source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
[syn: borrowing, adoption]
2: obtaining funds from a lender |
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borrowing rate (encz) | borrowing rate,výpůjční sazba Mgr. Dita Gálová |
foreign borrowing (encz) | foreign borrowing, |
government borrowing (encz) | government borrowing, |
guidelines for borrowing by the fund (encz) | guidelines for borrowing by the Fund, |
net borrowing (encz) | net borrowing, |
outstanding borrowing (encz) | outstanding borrowing, |
reserve-related official borrowing (encz) | reserve-related official borrowing, |
Borrowing (gcide) | Borrow \Bor"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Borrowed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Borrowing.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh,
pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS.
beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st Borough.]
1. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or
expressed intention of returning the identical article or
its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.
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2. (Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher
denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a
term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is
larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.
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3. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style,
manner, or opinions of another.
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Rites borrowed from the ancients. --Macaulay.
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It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his
hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in
abundance; but to make them his own is a work of
grace only from above. --Milton.
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4. To feign or counterfeit. "Borrowed hair." --Spenser.
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The borrowed majesty of England. --Shak.
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5. To receive; to take; to derive.
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Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. --Shak.
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To borrow trouble, to be needlessly troubled; to be
overapprehensive.
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borrowing cost (wn) | borrowing cost
n 1: the cost of borrowing something |
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