Borrowed

Word BORROWED
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈbɔɹoʊd/

Definitions and meanings of "Borrowed"

What do we mean by borrowed?

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

To take money from a bank under the agreement that the bank will be paid over the course of time.

To adopt (an idea) as one's own.

To adopt a word from another language.

In a subtraction, to deduct (one) from a digit of the minuend and add ten to the following digit, in order that the subtraction of a larger digit in the subtrahend from the digit in the minuend to which ten is added gives a positive result.

(Upper Midwestern United States) To lend.

To temporarily obtain (something) for (someone).

To feign or counterfeit.

(obsolete except in ballads) To secure the release of (someone) from prison.

To receive (something) from somebody, with little possibility of returning it.

Between friends with benefits and a relationship Urban Dictionary

A borrower is a small person ,about 2 inches tall, who lives in the walls of humans and borrows things that they need to survive. If they are seen by said human, they must leave that house and find a new host. Urban Dictionary

To take from another with or without permission. Urban Dictionary

The act of borrowing a product (typically software), but shall return it upon a personal request of a company. Urban Dictionary

Used to mean "lend", as in the sentence, "lend me". Used in Gloucestershire, UK. Urban Dictionary

To steal something you want from an establishment (regardless of your current financial situation). Urban Dictionary

Word used by an ignorant person when asking you to loan them something. Urban Dictionary

When someone asks you to lend them something. Normally they'll return it, But if they don't, they'll usually lie n say "I'll give it to you tomorrow dude" Urban Dictionary

A word that once meant lend, and now means give it to me. Urban Dictionary

To have stolen an item from a friend or colleague with the intention of returning it at a later date. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Borrowed

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The word "borrowed" in example sentences

Most borrowed author James Patterson photographed by Rankin for RandomHouse writes today, Catherine Cookson, for years the most ­borrowed writer, has been comprehensively overshadowed by the giants of American popular fiction. ❋ Simon Rogers (2010)

So pervasive is shampoo that even Hindi has taken it as a term borrowed from English to refer to the hair-cleaning product, while the older Hindi word champi continues to mean “a massage,” including a massage of the head. ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

"No net loss" is a term borrowed from the vocabulary of wetland conservation, and allows for replacement of lost assets with equivalent resources. ❋ Charles R. Wolfe (2011)

When board discussion gets bogged down rehashing issues, he says, he tries to prod things along with an expression borrowed from a Chinese associate: "We're frying the same rice." ❋ Joseph B. White (2012)

Like Charles Manson, the criminal he admired, Pell exuded a dark charisma and attracted a group of devoted and fanatical followers, whom he called his “Family”—a term borrowed from the Manson clan—and over whom he exercised absolute control. ❋ JEFFERY DEAVER (2003)

The Writings, more generally known by a title borrowed from the Greek Fathers, ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

His argument revolves around the OSC's practice of issuing defendants what lawyers call a "Wells notice," which is a term borrowed from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's procedures. ❋ JEFF GRAY (2011)

The Greek protesters called themselves "Indignant Citizens" - a label borrowed from their Madrid counterparts, known as "los indignados" the indignant. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"K-factor"-a term borrowed from epidemiology-above 1.0, meaning that more than one user was added as a friend of each existing user.

The conical nose of the Pelamis, a name borrowed from the yellow-bellied sea snake, looks menacingly like a missile on land. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Much of this work is sponsored by a group of scientists banded together in the Heffter Institute (a name borrowed from a German pharmacologist born in the mid 19th century). ❋ Unknown (2010)

Sixteen years later, she made an even more emphatic autobiographical statement in her one-woman Broadway show, "The Lady and Her Music" (the title borrowed from Sinatra), which ran for just more than a year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

We [hook up], and are [emotionally attached], but were definitely not [in a relationship]. I would call us borrowed. ❋ Rebecca123s (2009)

Dude1: dude, have you seen insert object of little importance here ? Dude2: yo, maybe a [borrower] took it [Borrower]: I can [indeed] [confirm] that. Both dudes: dude... ❋ Tricky Kitten 13 (2019)

"[Can I] borrow [your wallet]?" ❋ Emily Kimble (2006)

Person 1: Hey, where did you get all that [software]? Person 2: I [borrowed] it Person 1: From who? Person 2: The Internet! Person 1: Isn't that illegal? Person 2: Nope, I'm [borrowing] it. They just need to ask and they can have it back. ❋ IPlayAtAushwitz (2011)

Jack: Mate, can you borrow me a [quid]? Louis: I borrowed you a [fiver] like... two weeks ago and I still never got it back. So [nah mate]. ❋ JoeyJoeJoington (2011)

I wanted some new shorts for [spring break], so I just [borrowed] a few [pairs] from my local department store. ❋ Mmolloy41 (2011)

"Dude, can you [borrow] me your [dictionary]?" "Yea, you obviously [need it] more than I do!" ❋ _\l/_MoBud_\l/_ (2008)

Hey dude, can I [borrow] your [tights] for [tomorrow]? ❋ Hunnasmine (2015)

Rocco asked if he could borrow my [Luciano] [Pavarotti] cd's. I told him to buy them on Amazon ([cheap bastard]!) ❋ Noseyrosy (2017)

I have [borrowed] [my boyfriend's] [jumper] and he will eventually have it returned! ❋ Joe Bloggs (2003)

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