Borrow or borrowing can mean: to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to
return
Return may refer to:
In business, economics, and finance
* Return on investment (ROI), the financial gain after an expense.
* Rate of return, the financial term for the profit or loss derived from an investment
* Tax return, a blank document or t ...
it.
*In finance, monetary
debt
Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money Loan, borrowed or otherwise withheld from another party, the creditor. Debt may be owed by a sovereign state or country, local government, company, or an individual. Co ...
*In linguistics,
change in a language due to contact with other languages
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In arithmetic, when a digit becomes less than zero and the deficiency is taken from the next digit to the left
*In music, the use of
borrowed chord
A borrowed chord (also called mode mixture,Romeo, Sheila (1999). ''Complete Rock Keyboard Method: Mastering Rock Keyboard'', p. 42. . Bouchard, Joe and Romeo, Sheila (2007). ''The Total Rock Keyboardist'', p. 120. Alfred Music. . modal mixture, ...
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*In construction,
borrow pit
Digging, also referred to as excavation, is the process of using some implement such as claws, hands, manual tools or heavy equipment, to remove material from a solid surface, usually soil, sand or rock on the surface of Earth. Digging is actual ...
*In golf, the tendency of a putted ball to deviate from the straight line; see
Glossary of golf#B
People
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David Borrow
David Stanley Borrow (born 2 August 1952) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Ribble from 1997 to 2010. He is currently a Labour Party councillor on Preston City Council and was appointed Mayor ...
(born 1952), British politician
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George Borrow
George Henry Borrow (5 July 1803 – 26 July 1881) was an English writer of novels and of travel based on personal experiences in Europe. His travels gave him a close affinity with the Romani people of Europe, who figure strongly in his work. Hi ...
(1803–1881), English author
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Nik Borrow
Nik Borrow is a bird artist, ornithologist and tour leader.
He is co-author and illustrator of the ''Birds of Western Africa'', in the Helm Identification Guides
The ''Helm Identification Guides'' are a series of books that identify groups o ...
, bird artist and ornithologist
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Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
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Borro (disambiguation) Borro (previously known as Borro Private Finance) is a US-based online pawnbroker and secured lender.
Borro may also refer to:
* Alessandro dal Borro (1600–1656), Tuscan nobleman and general
* Girolamo Borro (1512–1592), Italian philosopher
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Borrowes, a surname
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Borrows, a surname
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Bureau (disambiguation)
Bureau ( ) may refer to:
Agencies and organizations
*Government agency
*Public administration
* News bureau, an office for gathering or distributing news, generally for a given geographical location
* Bureau (European Parliament), the administr ...
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Burrow
file:Chipmunk-burrow (exits).jpg, An eastern chipmunk at the entrance of its burrow
A burrow is a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground by an animal to construct a space suitable for habitation or temporary refuge, or as a byproduct of Animal lo ...
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