borrowing (redirected from borrowings)

bor·row·ing  (br-ng, bôr-)

n.

Something that is borrowed, especially a word borrowed from one language for use in another.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	borrowing - the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source; "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent" adoption 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"
	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

Translations

borrowing [ˈbɔrəuɪŋ] n → préstamos mpl

borrowing [ˈbɔrəuɪŋ] n → emprunt(s) mpl

borrowing [ˈbɔrəuɪŋ] n → Kreditaufnahme f

borrowing [ˈbɔrəuɪŋ] n → prestito