borrow
verb
to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later
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verb
to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later
to borrow a book from a library
to steal something, or to borrow something without asking
to borrow or take something from someone
to get or borrow money from someone
verb
to borrow money to buy a business, hoping that the business will make enough profit to pay the interest on the money that is borrowed
if something is on loan, someone is borrowing it
to use something that does not belong to you as though it does belong to you
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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