How to Use borrowing in a Sentence

borrowing

noun

• Students must have their own pencils. Borrowing is not allowed.
• Economists predict that there will be increases in government borrowing.
• He's compiling a list of Japanese borrowings in English.
• The Fed ended 2024 with three consecutive rate cuts meant to bring borrowing costs down from two-decade highs.
  — Tobias Burns, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
• To make matters worse, persistently elevated borrowing costs could also pump the brakes on the pace of home construction.
  — Bryan Mena, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
• The Fed moves increase the cost of borrowing, putting the brakes on the economy.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 22 Dec. 2022
• The cost of borrowing has more than doubled since a year ago.
  — Dallas News, 28 Dec. 2022
• The moves to raise borrowing costs and slow the pace of consumer price rises had their effect.
  — Jason Ma, Fortune Europe, 14 Oct. 2024
• But renting or borrowing fins can be a painful process.
  — Chantae Reden, Popular Mechanics, 15 June 2023
• But the cost would double when interest on the borrowing is added.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• Banks and home lenders have been hit hard by higher borrowing costs and aren’t looking for much help.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2023
• Rates traders pared back bets on how high the Bank will push borrowing costs, betting on a peak of about 5.7% early next year.
  — WSJ, 3 Aug. 2023
• Much of those payouts have been funded by huge amounts of new borrowing.
  — Hanna Ziady, CNN, 8 July 2023
• That would bring overnight borrowing costs down to roughly 3.5%.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2024
• The rapid rise quickly sapped buyer borrowing power and caused home prices to fall.
  — Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2023
• Those with credit cards may also see rates rise due to the pinch of higher borrowing costs.
  — Nik Popli, Time, 2 Nov. 2022
• Now, soaring borrowing costs and home prices threaten to erode those gains.
  — Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
• But the rates are more closely tied to long-term borrowing rates for government debt.
  — Carlos Waters, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
• Her views on where borrowing costs will settle over time have appeared to shift.
  — Viktoria Dendrinou, Fortune, 26 May 2024
• We’ve been stuck in a brief Goldilocks zone as higher borrowing costs work their way through the economy, but that will soon end.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 16 Aug. 2024
• Rate cuts by the Fed would likely lead, over time, to lower borrowing rates across the economy.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Apr. 2024
• But now, many of these firms are facing pressure as the economy slows and borrowing costs rise.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
• With more rate cuts on the way, that could help businesses lower their borrowing costs.
  — Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 11 Sep. 2024
• Dirt-cheap borrowing costs, along with changes caused by the pandemic, set off an epic housing boom.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 14 July 2023
• The goal now is to make sure the Fed gets borrowing costs to the right level — even though no one knows exactly what that level should be or how long to stay there.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• Just keep in mind, though, when buying all that discounted stuff that the cost of borrowing is rising.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 12 Nov. 2022
• Even with the cost of borrowing increasing, folks are still applying for all kinds of loans.
  — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2023
• Three council members spoke about the borrowing before the vote.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
• The central bank has sought to increase the cost of borrowing and investing to pull back on price increases.
  — Rob Wile, NBC News, 14 Dec. 2022
• The spike in borrowing costs caused home affordability and sales to plummet in the early ’80s.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 1 Feb 2025