borrow

Noun

borrow (plural borrows)

1. (archaic) A ransom; a pledge or guarantee.
2. (archaic) A surety; someone standing bail.

   • 1819: ”where am I to find such a sum? If I sell the very pyx and candlesticks on the altar at Jorvaulx, I shall scarce raise the half; and it will be necessary for that purpose that I go to Jorvaulx myself; ye may retain as borrows my two priests.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

Synonyms:

• (adopt): adopt, use

Antonyms:

• (receive temporarily): give back (exchanging the transfer of ownership), [[lend]] (exchanging the owners), [[return]] (exchanging the transfer of ownership)
• (in arithmetic): [[carry]] (the equivalent reverse procedure in the inverse operation of addition)

6 letters in word "borrow": B O O R R W.

No anagrams for borrow found in this word list.

Words found within borrow:

bo boo boor bor bow bowr bro broo brow brr ob obo oo oor or orb ow rob roo row wo woo

• borrell ←
• borrelias ←
• borrelia ←
• borrow
• → borrowed
• → borrower
• → borrowers