Synonyms and antonyms of To borrow something in American Thesaurus

To borrow something

to receive and use something that belongs to someone else, and promise to give it back to them later

to borrow money, especially from a bank, and agree to pay it back at a particular time. Money that you borrow is called a loan

borrow (verb)

to borrow books from a library and agree to take them back at a particular time

borrow (verb)

to use an idea, method, phrase, etc. that was first used by another person or in another place or situation

pawn (verb)

to give something valuable to a pawnbroker, so that you can borrow some money

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

to steal something, or to borrow something without asking

to borrow or take something from someone

take (verb)

to steal something, or borrow it without the owner’s permission

co-opt (verb)

to take someone’s idea or plan and use it as if it were your own

check out (American)

American to borrow a book from a library

to use something that does not belong to you as though it does belong to you

if something is on loan, someone is borrowing it

to get or borrow money from someone