1. words or phrases taken from another language and incorporated into one’s own language
Usage: linguistics
2. money that has been borrowed from a bank or other lender
Usage: finance
3. things that have been borrowed or taken from another source

Examples

• English has many borrowings from French, such as ‘restaurant’ and ‘ballet’.
• The company’s borrowings increased significantly this quarter.
• Japanese contains numerous borrowings from English in modern usage.
• The bank reported higher borrowings due to increased loan activity.
• Literary borrowings from classical texts are common in academic writing.
• The government’s borrowings reached record levels during the crisis.
• Many borrowings from Latin are found in scientific terminology.