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bor·rowed [ˈbɒrəʊd, Am ˈbɑ:roʊd] ADJ inv

borrowed
ausgeliehen
he lives on borrowed time
seine Tage sind gezählt

bor·rowed ˈfunds N pl FIN

borrowed funds
Fremdkapital nt <-s> kein pl
borrowed funds
Kreditmittel pl

borrowed funds N INV-FIN

borrowed funds
Fremdkapital nt
borrowed funds
Kreditmittel pl

I. bor·row [ˈbɒrəʊ, Am ˈbɑ:roʊ] VB trans

1. borrow (take temporarily):

to borrow sth [from sb]
etw [von jdm] leihen
to borrow a book from a [lending] library
ein Buch aus einer Bibliothek ausleihen
FIN to borrow short/long
einen kurzfristigen/langfristigen Kredit aufnehmen
borrowed capital
Fremdkapital nt <-s> kein pl

2. borrow fig:

to borrow sth from another language
etw aus einer anderen Sprache entlehnen

3. borrow MATH:

to borrow a number
eine Zahl borgen

4. borrow STOCKEX:

to borrow sth
etw an der Warenbörse zum Lokopreis kaufen und sofort zum Terminpreis verkaufen

II. bor·row [ˈbɒrəʊ, Am ˈbɑ:roʊ] VB intr

borrow
Geld leihen
to borrow heavily
Geld pumpen, wo es nur geht inf

borrow VB

borrow
leihen

borrow VB trans INV-FIN

borrow (entleihen)
leihen

new arrangement to borrow N INV-FIN

new arrangement to borrow
Neukreditvereinbarung (NKV) f
Present
Iborrow
youborrow
he/she/itborrows
weborrow
youborrow
theyborrow
Past
Iborrowed
youborrowed
he/she/itborrowed
weborrowed
youborrowed
theyborrowed
Present Perfect
Ihaveborrowed
youhaveborrowed
he/she/ithasborrowed
wehaveborrowed
youhaveborrowed
theyhaveborrowed
Past Perfect
Ihadborrowed
youhadborrowed
he/she/ithadborrowed
wehadborrowed
youhadborrowed
theyhadborrowed
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

borrowed capital
Fremdkapital nt <-s> kein pl
he lives on borrowed time
seine Tage sind gezählt
to be dressed in [or to wear] borrowed plumes pej liter
sich acc mit fremden Federn schmücken

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