0 to get or receive something from someone with the intention of giving it back after a period of time:
1 to put a number into a different column when doing subtraction
2 to take something from someone with the intention of giving it back after using it:
3 to take money from a bank or other financial organization with the intention of paying it back over a period of time, usually with interest added on:
He will have to borrow £300 million to make his controversial takeover bid successful.
Find out how much you can afford to borrow before you decide to buy a house.
borrow from sth If you borrow from a credit card, the interest can be 20%.
borrow sth from sth This is a way of borrowing money from international financial markets.
Countries who had borrowed heavily to pay for oil imports were hit hard.
4 to ask someone to give you money for a period of time, after which you intend to give it back to them:
Do you have a Birmingham to London train timetable that I could borrow?
You have to sign books out when you borrow them from the library.
He's a bit possessive about his CDs - I wouldn't dare ask to borrow them.
Just because I'm lending you my dress for tonight doesn't mean you can borrow it whenever you want to.
Where meanings have changed, or terms have been borrowed from other disciplines, the most current usage is indicated.
Have you borrowed a friend's or colleague's copy, are you reading in a library or are you at the bottom of a long circulation list?
Have you borrowed a friend's or colleague's copy?
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