verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
borrow a book ( also take out a book British English ) (= from a library )
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You can borrow up to six books from the library.
borrow a metaphor from sth (= use a metaphor from another subject, book etc )
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To borrow an architectural metaphor, you cannot see the whole building if you focus on the individual bricks.
borrow from a bank
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You may be able to borrow some money from the bank.
borrow money
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They arranged to borrow money from the bank to buy a house.
borrow sth from the library/take sth out of the library
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Books, CDs, DVDs, and magazines can be borrowed from the library.
borrowing costs (= the amount it costs to borrow money from a bank )
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Interest rates and borrowing costs are likely to be higher next year.
borrowing powers
cut spending/borrowing
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In the 1990s, governments worldwide cut military spending.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
heavily
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Most worrying are smaller companies which borrowed heavily but do not have big banks behind them.
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Tuft denies Catania's contentions, although he concedes the company borrows heavily and is not highly profitable.
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Many countries would also need to borrow heavily to pay for oil imports.
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The center already has dipped into its reserves and anticipates borrowing heavily from the city.
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And it is what happened to the Republic of Ireland, where successive administrations borrowed heavily for job creation purposes.
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Many firms had borrowed heavily to cover their losses, driving government banks into insolvency.
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Samurai retainers, too, borrowed heavily .
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As far as styling goes Lakewood are obviously borrowing heavily from the Martin heritage, since in outline these are millimetre-perfect dreadnought copies.
more
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Those with loans from banks may borrow more in order to pay the higher interest charges.
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To do their shareholders a favour, they ought to borrow more .
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At the turn of the year the Fed further nudged down interest rates to encourage the banks' customers to borrow more .
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Provided that you do not owe too much on credit cards and loans, you may be able to borrow more .
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This in turn attracted more lenders into the market, and made borrowing more attractive.
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That in effect reduced directors' worries about bankruptcy, pushing them to borrow more .
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There has been a collapse in confidence, soaring repossessions and a reluctance by households to borrow more and trade up.
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One argument is that if Banks cancelled debts, Third World countries would only borrow more .
■ NOUN
amount
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But don't forget that you only pay interest on the amount you actually borrow .
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The interest payable on a Car Loan is added to the capital amount you have borrowed .
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Interest is charged only on the amount actually borrowed , not on the total amount available.
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Most lenders these days base the amount that you can borrow on your general affordability rather than multiples of your salary.
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In most cases the amount that you can borrow is determined by the rent you can charge, not your income.
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This will show the maximum amount you can borrow , and over how long you can repay the loan.
bank
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In addition, uncertainty as to future interest rate movements has encouraged bank borrowing rather than debt financing. 2.
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Lower rates for banks usually mean reduced borrowing costs for businesses.
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Those with loans from banks may borrow more in order to pay the higher interest charges.
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The Fed last trimmed overnight bank borrowing costs a quarter of a percentage point, on Dec. 19.
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It is primarily an interbank trading market where banks lend and borrow overnight or up to one year on an unsecured basis.
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Payment will only be resumed once the group returns to greater profitability and cuts its bank borrowing significantly.
book
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If you borrow a book make sure you return it as soon as possible.
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When some one borrows a book , it is unavailable to other library users until it is returned.
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She said she'd just knocked to see if she could borrow a book , but I wasn't falling for that.
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Bernstein asked when Hunt had borrowed the book .
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They were very glad to borrow the few Penguin books we brought along with us, even though they are not particularly light reading.
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You want to borrow the books ?
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She'd called at the library on her way home and borrowed some books on the Dordogne.
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He repaired to it, deposited three dollars, borrowed a book and some sheet music, and then bought a violin.
car
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You can borrow my car so that you don't get your feet wet.
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Floyd was mad for her, but his father refused to let him borrow the car .
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He no longer felt the need to borrow cars and go lifting round the shops to relive the boredom.
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I can always borrow a car .
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Occasionally Yilmaz would go home in a taxi, and the girl would borrow the car for a day or two.
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In Phipps the accused borrowed the car to drive his wife to Victoria Station.
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As nothing was done, she borrowed the car and made several trips, Philip assisting, to the rubbish dumps.
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He then remembered that he was on duty and said he would be more than willing for Harry to borrow his car .
company
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Shoppers will have more in their pockets and it will not cost companies vast sums to borrow for expansion.
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Lower rates make it cheaper for companies to borrow money, which can boost their profits and stock prices.
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Property companies became hooked on borrowing in recent years.
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Drug companies also are borrowing techniques used in marketing human drugs to sell pet medicines.
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Most worrying are smaller companies which borrowed heavily but do not have big banks behind them.
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Tuft denies Catania's contentions, although he concedes the company borrows heavily and is not highly profitable.
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Bonds are investments issued by governments or companies who wish to borrow money.
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First, many large and seemingly reliable companies borrowed money from banks at low rates of interest.
consumer
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There were signs that consumers were borrowing more money for big projects.
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Previously, the Fed reported that consumer borrowing rose $ 10. 6 billion during October.
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There are some signs that consumers are ready to borrow more money for big projects.
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The increase in living standards in the twenties was accompanied by a relatively much greater increase in consumer borrowing .
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The warning coincided with new figures showing consumer borrowing in October at a 14-year high.
cost
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The high interest rates briefly stunted business, but inflation gradually subsided, and the cost of borrowing dropped.
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And higher rates also tend to crimp corporate profits, by raising the cost of borrowing .
firm
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Credit markets are drying up, as investors flee risk, making it harder and more expensive for many firms to borrow .
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Remember, though, that firms also borrow money by selling bonds.
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Lower interest rates will make it cheaper for firms and individuals to borrow .
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Many firms had borrowed heavily to cover their losses, driving government banks into insolvency.
friend
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Do not be tempted to borrow from friends or neighbours, nomatterhow desperate you are.
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The next entry is of a dress she often borrowed from her friend Dora, with whom she lived after the divorce.
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Thirty years later he had become dependent on borrowing from friends .
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As members are in fact borrowing from friends , neighbours or colleagues, the extent of default is minimal.
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The mark of every successful entrepreneur is his or her willingness to borrow from family and friends .
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Could you live with yourself if you borrowed from family and friends , and then went bust?
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Iris borrowed beds from friends and turned the attic into an impromptu dormitory.
funds
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Governments borrow funds for numerous reasons.
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Low interest rates boost bonds by making it cheaper to borrow funds in the money market and invest it in bonds.
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Banks borrow and lend wholesale funds amongst themselves, dealing through money brokers, for periods ranging from overnight to five years.
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They borrow short-term funds and use these funds to purchase higher yielding assets, such as Treasury Bills and commercial bills.
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They need to be gradually weaned away from a lifestyle based on borrowed funds .
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The discount houses borrow funds from commercial banks, accepting houses, overseas and other banks and from industrial and commercial companies.
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The government might then borrow these funds from the banking system.
government
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The government borrowed from the banks about four-fifths of these deposits, to finance its deficit.
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To sustain the boomers while meeting its other obligations, the government will have to borrow vast amounts of money.
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In modern times, the issue of paper money or government borrowing from the banks had led to the same results.
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The government would have to borrow more outside or spend less. 3.
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Less government borrowing reduces the demand for funds, which in turn leads to lower rates.
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The government might then borrow these funds from the banking system.
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Because the rest of the government borrows from it, it masks the size of the federal deficit.
idea
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Stravinsky confessed that he borrowed the idea from Tchaikovsky and his own example was followed by later composers of specially commissioned scores.
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Neither of these nations hesitates to borrow good ideas from the United States.
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They borrowed the idea of the tea ceremony, adapting it to the tea gardens meant to separate people from everyday concerns.
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He borrows from Plato the idea that matter aspires after form.
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Commercial photography constantly borrows ideas and images from the wider cultural domain.
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But these agendas overlap, subtly borrow concepts and ideas from each other.
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Systems theory borrows ideas from the physical sciences and economics and applies them to organisations.
interest
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Changes in the level of interest rates charged on borrowing , therefore, depend almost wholly upon movements in the base rate.
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Business interest , interest paid on money borrowed to use in a trade or business, is always deductible in full.
market
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The bank uses its triple A debt rating to borrow on world financial markets for its lending programme to middle-income countries.
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The increased deficit is to be financed by borrowing on the domestic market , largely from the domestic banking system.
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Opted-out hospitals will not be able to borrow on the capital markets or pay junior staff more than other hospitals.
money
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Finally run out of money and had to borrow train fare from Chamonix to Geneva.
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The firm pays interest only on the money it actually borrows , and it borrows the money simply by writing checks.
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Markets-where money is lent and borrowed , and paper assets are bought and sold.
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People who run their businesses through sole proprietorships, therefore, must keep track of how they spend money that they borrow .
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The rise in interest rates was particularly damaging because of the money borrowed to buy Mather &038; Platt Alarms last October.
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In modern times, the issue of paper money or government borrowing from the banks had led to the same results.
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She spends the next ten years taking in washing, slaving away to pay back the money they borrowed to replace it.
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Money must be borrowed to pay for the deficit, but money must be borrowed to pay interest on the borrowings.
phrase
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Well, to borrow another phrase from film, that was then and this is now.
rate
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Lower rates mean lower borrowing costs, increased spending and growing corporate profits.
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Changes in the level of interest rates charged on borrowing , therefore, depend almost wholly upon movements in the base rate.
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In addition, some subsidy programs help to raise interest rates and thus increase borrowing costs for traditional public activities.
sector
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It has gone on reducing the fantastic levels of public sector borrowing requirement that were reached under the last Government.
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Then he got the public sector borrowing requirement wrong.
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Public sector borrowing requirement is forecast to rise from £37 billion this year to £44 billion next year.
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Nevertheless, obsession with the size of public sector borrowing requirements began at this time.
sum
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You can borrow any sum over £15,000.
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I was able to persuade them to borrow large sums of money and speculate.
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We borrowed one sum to modernise our premises, which we are paying back long-term.
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This was especially so with people who were likely to borrow large sums of money, if they borrowed at all.
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Many also allow you to borrow back sums overpaid and take payment holidays.
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The Corporation had borrowed large sums of money, used, amongst other purposes for the construction of the Docks.
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Wholesale deposits and loans are those by and to firms who want to deposit or borrow large sums of money.
term
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They also show high stock levels and an increasing reliance on borrowing both long term and short term.
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Sometimes it can make sense to borrow short term to avoid unlocking well-placed savings or investments.
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In short, to borrow a voguish term , they acquire the competencies which are characteristic of higher education.
word
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But politicians have borrowed decency from these words with such abandon, they are bankrupt.
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When speakers of one language borrow words from another language, the foreign words come to be used as regular vocabulary items.
■ VERB
allow
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Should the bank be unwilling to increase your limit, it may allow you to borrow at a reasonable rate of interest.
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It is sufficient that, for instance, the accused is allowed to borrow something.
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Many also allow you to borrow back sums overpaid and take payment holidays.
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Perhaps you might even allow me to borrow one of your people as a guide around the city.
ask
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During his stay he took much interest in my books and asked to borrow one.
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Bernstein asked when Hunt had borrowed the book.
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An old acquaintance visiting from California once asked to borrow my Teflon skillet to demonstrate his culinary skills.
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When I resisted this idea she asked to borrow the truck.
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I ask to borrow a ruler.
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Earlier this evening he asked to borrow my new can opener.
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She had asked to borrow his pyjama bottoms but he drew the line at that.
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She asked to borrow some shears.
beg
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The more weapons they could capture - or preferably beg , borrow or buy - the better their chances.
cut
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Payment will only be resumed once the group returns to greater profitability and cuts its bank borrowing significantly.
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Consumers, overloaded with debt, have cut back new borrowing to the slowest rate in two years.
let
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And later I might let you borrow the pistols to practise on your own.
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Floyd was mad for her, but his father refused to let him borrow the car.
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An unsecured Car Loan lets you borrow between £500 and £7,500 - quickly and without fuss.
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Eventually Phil's dad had let them borrow his garage.
need
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If it needed a car it borrowed the Army's one.
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Shawn is discussing a want or need to borrow money.
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When the Czar needed money he usually borrowed it from Rothschild or some banker.
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Before the age of the car, few people went into debt; no need to borrow money to buy a horse.
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To ensure political accountability, they might need executive approval to borrow up to a higher limit, and legislative approval beyond.
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And Angela didn't need to borrow - I imagine you've talked to her solicitors?
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Do I need to borrow money?
raise
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To raise or borrow money for the purposes of the association.
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And higher rates also tend to crimp corporate profits, by raising the cost of borrowing .
want
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You can decide how much you want to borrow and the repayment period that suits you best.
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If anyone wants to borrow one they can just come over.
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Banks may wish to make additional loans, but customers may not want to borrow .
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You want to borrow the books?
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The principal example for the latter occurs when the shareholder wants to borrow on the security of his shares.
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And shaky enterprises have always wanted to borrow money.
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He wanted to borrow some money.
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When you want to borrow on a mortgage, the prospective lenders will have the property valued at your expense.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be living on borrowed time
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As long as Moira was around, Tamar was living on borrowed time.
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But now, as long as they existed, he was living on borrowed time.
beg, borrow, or steal
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The designers would beg , borrow, or steal in order to get the show ready.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By the end of the war the Canadian government had borrowed over $5 billion from its own citizens.
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Can I borrow five pounds off you till next week?
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Can I borrow your car for the weekend?
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Companies normally expect to borrow at cheaper rates than ordinary people have to pay.
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I borrowed this dress from my sister.
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I wish Steve would buy himself a bike. He's always borrowing mine.
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Maxwell had borrowed heavily to finance his business projects.
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Rogers discovered that his own humor worked better than jokes borrowed from other writers.
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She found the poem in a book she'd borrowed off Mrs Parsons.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Careful as he is to cultivate bankers, Mr Murdoch borrows to avoid being controlled.
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Do not be tempted to borrow from friends or neighbours, nomatterhow desperate you are.
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Everything else is borrowed from other places, and it has that transplanted feel to it.
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Her life was miserable because she could only live in that cycle: borrowing from the trader and selling it to him.
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In 1605, five years after ordination, he borrowed a horse, sold it and disappeared for two years.
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Last month we were able to borrow a votive candle stand, which stands in the Lady Chapel area.
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The interest payable on a Car Loan is added to the capital amount you have borrowed.