borrowing | | |
n. (act) | 1. adoption, borrowing | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source.; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" |
| ~ appropriation | a deliberate act of acquisition of something, often without the permission of the owner.; "the necessary funds were obtained by the government's appropriation of the company's operating unit"; "a person's appropriation of property belonging to another is dishonest" |
| ~ naturalisation, naturalization | changing the pronunciation of a borrowed word to agree with the borrowers' phonology.; "the naturalization in English of many Italian words" |
| ~ misappropriation | wrongful borrowing.; "his explanation was a misappropriation of sociological theory" |
| ~ crossover | the appropriation of a new style (especially in popular music) by combining elements of different genres in order to appeal to a wider audience.; "a jazz-classical crossover album" |
n. (act) | 2. borrowing | obtaining funds from a lender. |
| ~ transaction, dealing, dealings | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities).; "no transactions are possible without him"; "he has always been honest is his dealings with me" |
| ~ pawn | borrowing and leaving an article as security for repayment of the loan. |
borrow | | |
v. (possession) | 1. borrow | get temporarily.; "May I borrow your lawn mower?" |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
v. (possession) | 2. adopt, borrow, take over, take up | take up and practice as one's own. |
| ~ accept, take, have | receive willingly something given or offered.; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" |
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