borrower
part of speech
noun (a borrower, borrowers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A person who borrows something, such as a book from a library. tree →
2) A person or business that borrows money from a bank and must pay it back, often with extra (interest). tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: One who takes a loan. Proverbs says he becomes servant to the lender. Interpretation: Jewish law bans charging interest to a fellow Israelite and urges generous lending. The proverb is read as a warning about the weight of debt. In the primary lessons: In libraries: borrowers have library cards. In maths and money lessons: a borrower pays back the loan plus interest. In stories: "The Borrowers" are tiny people who borrow things from humans. Phrases: library borrower, first-time borrower.
examples
- The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. (Writings PRO.22.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- Each borrower can take out five books. tree →
- The borrower must pay back the loan. tree →
- The Borrowers live under the floorboards. tree →
- Borrowers who return books late pay a fine. tree →
- A borrower took 100 pounds and paid back 110. tree →
- Every borrower needs a library card. tree →
note
Opposite: lender. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" is a famous line from Shakespeare. Maths: amount paid back = amount borrowed + interest.
In the corpora
- The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
- "Subprime borrower" means a borrower with a bad credit history: a record of not paying back borrowed money on time.
- Banks lend saved money to people and businesses and charge them interest; borrowers pay more interest than savers get.
Trees and pragmatics
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