borrower

«borrower» in Mova's school dictionary: A person who borrows something, such as a book from a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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 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

• 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

• "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.
• The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «borrower» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.