Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

borrowing

/ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: bor-row-ing
IPA: /ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of borrow

verb

Slang

noun

An instance of something being borrowed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She is borrowing my pen."
"January 1834, Horace Binney, Speech on the Question of the Removal of the Deposites Subscriptions, borrowings of money, taxings of the citizens and their property, may all be valid, as operations by virtue of laws for the government of the City […]"
"Whilst you would be forgiven for thinking this statement comes straight from the latest UKIP manifesto, it is in fact a quotation from The Anglish Moot, a fan-page promoting the use of the 'Anglish' language — that is, English with all foreign borrowings stripped away."

Etymology

From borrow + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: borrow

Usage

Inflected Forms

borrowings (plural)

Derived Forms

reborrowing

Phrases

borrowing card false borrowing learned borrowing pseudo-borrowing semantic borrowing semi-learned borrowing

Synonyms

adoption

Questions

How do you pronounce borrowing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɔrəwɪŋ/.
What does borrowing mean?: present participle and gerund of borrow
Where does borrowing come from?: From borrow + -ing.

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