Thesaurus:borrow

Thesaurus

borrow

English

Verb

Sense: to receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it

Synonyms

• borrow
• creance (obsolete)
• desume (obsolete)
• scunge

Antonyms

• buy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• lend    [⇒ thesaurus]
• return    [⇒ thesaurus]
• take    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• mortgage
•   —
• hire
• rent

Hypernyms

• receive    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:borrower

Further reading

• “788. borrowing” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “borrow” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.