Definition of Borrowings

1. Noun. (plural of borrowing) ¹

2. Noun. Things that have been borrowed. Especially words that originated in a foreign language. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Borrowings

1. borrowing [n] - See also: borrowing

Lexicographical Neighbors of Borrowings

borreliosis
borrell
borrow
borrow pit
borrowable
borrowe
borrowed
borrowed time
borrower
borrower's card
borrowers
borrowest
borroweth
borrowing
borrowing cost
borrowings (current term)
borrows
bors
borsch
borsches
borscht
borscht belt
borscht circuit
borschts
borsh
borshch
borshches
borsholder
borsholders
borsht

Literary usage of Borrowings

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Influence of Molière on Restoration Comedy by Dudley Howe Miles (1910)
"APPENDIX A LIST OF borrowings THE following list aims to give only the ... For minor borrowings, such as copied phrases, the reader is referred to the ..."

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