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overborrowing

overborrowing is the present participle and gerund of overborrow.

Meaning of overborrow

Verb

overborrow (third-person singular simple present overborrows, present participle overborrowing, simple past and past participle overborrowed)

  1. To borrow too much money.
    • I feel that Americans overborrow and overconsume.2007 December 20, “The Fed's Empty Gun”, in New York Times

Questions about overborrowing

What is overborrowing the present participle and gerund of?
Overborrowing is the present participle and gerund of overborrow.

Words near overborrowing in the dictionary

  1. overboring
  2. overborn
  3. overborne
  4. overborrow
  5. overborrowed
  6. overborrowing
  7. overborrows
  8. overboss
  9. overbossed
  10. overbosses
  11. overbossing

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