BORROWING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
   Synonym(s)
   • adoption (what does adoption mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent
   Hypernyms(s) borrowing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appropriation (what does appropriation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • naturalization (what does naturalization mean?)
   • naturalisation (what does naturalisation mean?)
   • misappropriation (what does misappropriation mean?)
   • crossover (what does crossover mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • adopt (what does adopt mean?)
   • borrow (what does borrow mean?)
   • take over (what does take over mean?)
   • take up (what does take up mean?)
   • espouse (what does espouse mean?)
   • embrace (what does embrace mean?)
   • adopt (what does adopt mean?)
   • sweep up (what does sweep up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • obtaining funds from a lender
   Hypernyms(s) borrowing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • transaction (what does transaction mean?)
   • dealing (what does dealing mean?)
   • dealings (what does dealings mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pawn (what does pawn mean?)