borrows
Gets on loan
Borrows is the third-person singular of borrow—to take something with the intention of returning it: She borrows books from the library every week.
Extended uses include adopting ideas or words from other sources: English borrows heavily from Latin and French.
In golf, a putt borrows when it curves with the slope of the green.
Borrowed money repaid later
- lenderOne who loans money
- creditorOne owed money
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
- repaymentGiving back what's owed
principal · mortgage · credit · collateral · default · overdue · arrears · amortization
Takes as one's own
- appropriatesTakes for one's use
- stealsTakes illegally, or bargains
- copiesMakes identical versions
- mimicsCopies another's behavior
echoes · imitates · emulates · lifts · cribs · takes · incorporates · adapts
Profits from investments
- checkoutPayment completion process
- renewsMakes valid again
- overduePast expected arrival
- cardStiff paper rectangle
lending · recall · holds · reserve · circulation · interlibrary · due date · fines
Imported vocabulary item
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- etymologyWord origin study
- cognateWord sharing etymological origin
adoption · import · naturalization · lexicon · vocabulary · linguistic · foreign · adaptation
loan
Borrowed money repaid later
repayment · principal · mortgage · credit · collateral · default · overdue · arrears · amortization · foreclosure
adopts
Takes as one's own
- appropriatesTakes for one's use
- stealsTakes illegally, or bargains
- copiesMakes identical versions
mimics · echoes · imitates · emulates · lifts · cribs · takes · incorporates · adapts · draws
returns
Profits from investments
card · lending · recall · holds · reserve · circulation · interlibrary · due date · fines · stacks
loanword
Imported vocabulary item
- calqueBorrowed phrase translated literally
- anglicismEnglish loanword abroad
- etymologyWord origin study
cognate · adoption · import · naturalization · lexicon · vocabulary · linguistic · foreign · adaptation · assimilation
borrowsreturns
Profits from investments
gives back · repays · restores · reimburses · relinquishes
- borrowed timeExtension beyond expected limits
- borrowing rateCost to take loans
- on borrowed timeExisting beyond expected limits
- something borrowedItem temporarily taken
- beg borrow or stealAcquire through any means
- borrowed money
borrow, borrowed, borrowing, borrower, borrowers, borrowable