borrowing

Plural: borrowings

Noun

• the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source
  • "the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent"
• obtaining funds from a lender
• An instance of something being borrowed.
• A borrowed word, adopted from a foreign language; loanword.

Verb

• get temporarily
• take up and practice as one's own
• present participle and gerund of borrow
• Slang term for shoplifting.

Examples

• She is borrowing my pen.

Synonyms

adopt, adoption, borrow, take over, take up

Antonyms

lend