Borrower
noun
A person who gets, asks for or uses something that belongs to someone else for a period of time, with the intention of returning it later.
John is a diligent borrower who always returns library books on time.
Often appears as...
- frequent borrower
- responsible borrower
noun
A person who takes loan from a bank or financial institution, usually with interest.
As a borrower, he needs to repay the mortgage loan within 30 years.
Often appears as...
- mortgage borrower
- hapless borrower
noun
A person who gets, asks for or uses something that belongs to someone else for a period of time, with the intention of returning it later.
John is a diligent borrower who always returns library books on time.
Often appears as...
- frequent borrower
- responsible borrower
noun
A person who takes loan from a bank or financial institution, usually with interest.
As a borrower, he needs to repay the mortgage loan within 30 years.
Often appears as...
- mortgage borrower
- hapless borrower
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Temporal Possession
Borrower implies temporary possession with the intention to return the item.
I'm just a borrower of this book; I'll return it next week.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Ownership
The borrower does not own the item, merely uses it for a time.
As a borrower of the car, she couldn't sell it.
Pro Tip 3/3Consensual Agreement
Both the lender and borrower must agree on the borrowing terms.
He became a borrower after agreeing to the owner's conditions.
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Jessica Jackley:...
I think that can change the way we believe in each other and each other's potential. Now for me, Kiva is just the beginning. And as I look forward to what is next, it's been helpful to reflect on the things I've learned so far. The first one is, as I mentioned, entrepreneurship was a new idea to me. Kiva borrowers, as I interviewed them and got to know them over the last few years,
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Innovation for All?...
communities and small borrowers and lenders and another one is applying it in bullying in schools so schools can download complete anti-bullying systems from the internet with all the equipment and everything you'll need to buy from the shop and then they can run their own anti-bullying or bullying reporting systems this is a world map of coverage
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A smart new business...
We could also see that she communicated a lot with many different people throughout the day and that she had a strong support network. Our data shows that people who communicate with more than 58 different contacts tend to be more likely to be good borrowers. In Jenipher's case,
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Which country does the...
who couldn't afford to pay it back and the bank went bust, that was bad for the lender and bad for the borrower, but we didn't imagine it would bring the global economic system to its knees for nearly a decade. This is globalization. This is the miracle that has enabled us
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What causes an economic...
that borrowers pay to their creditors until the loan is repaid. Low interest rates mean that companies can afford to borrow more money, which they can use to invest in more projects. High interest rates, meanwhile, increase costs for producers and consumers,
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Adorable Baby Animal...
should be quite interesting fun here sir is oh look at that look at you say hello to the world puffins spend most of their lives at sea but when they return to land they become borrowers you can see um how puffins dig that the halls they've
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Rachel Botsman: The case...
and match them with a borrower anywhere in the world, we're sharing and collaborating again in ways that I believe are more hip than hippie. I call this "groundswell collaborative consumption." Now before I dig into the different systems
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Cute Baby Puffin Sees...
interesting fun here sir the world puffins spend most of their lives at sea but when they return to land they become borrowers you can see how puffins dig that the halls of actually got big claws
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Ending energy poverty...
some very carefully selected individuals should work especially if the lender knows the borrower and has a heard of their credit risk but over two billion people on the planet have no
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Racism has a cost for...
That they themselves were risky borrowers. I saw how this stereotype made it harder for policymakers to see the crisis for what it was back when we still had time to stop it.
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Jessica Jackley:...
I think that can change the way we believe in each other and each other's potential. Now for me, Kiva is just the beginning. And as I look forward to what is next, it's been helpful to reflect on the things I've learned so far. The first one is, as I mentioned, entrepreneurship was a new idea to me. Kiva borrowers, as I interviewed them and got to know them over the last few years,
Video examples
Innovation for All?...
communities and small borrowers and lenders and another one is applying it in bullying in schools so schools can download complete anti-bullying systems from the internet with all the equipment and everything you'll need to buy from the shop and then they can run their own anti-bullying or bullying reporting systems this is a world map of coverage
Video examples
A smart new business...
We could also see that she communicated a lot with many different people throughout the day and that she had a strong support network. Our data shows that people who communicate with more than 58 different contacts tend to be more likely to be good borrowers. In Jenipher's case,
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Which country does the...
who couldn't afford to pay it back and the bank went bust, that was bad for the lender and bad for the borrower, but we didn't imagine it would bring the global economic system to its knees for nearly a decade. This is globalization. This is the miracle that has enabled us
Video examples
What causes an economic...
that borrowers pay to their creditors until the loan is repaid. Low interest rates mean that companies can afford to borrow more money, which they can use to invest in more projects. High interest rates, meanwhile, increase costs for producers and consumers,
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
should be quite interesting fun here sir is oh look at that look at you say hello to the world puffins spend most of their lives at sea but when they return to land they become borrowers you can see um how puffins dig that the halls they've
Video examples
Rachel Botsman: The case...
and match them with a borrower anywhere in the world, we're sharing and collaborating again in ways that I believe are more hip than hippie. I call this "groundswell collaborative consumption." Now before I dig into the different systems
Video examples
Cute Baby Puffin Sees...
interesting fun here sir the world puffins spend most of their lives at sea but when they return to land they become borrowers you can see how puffins dig that the halls of actually got big claws
Video examples
Ending energy poverty...
some very carefully selected individuals should work especially if the lender knows the borrower and has a heard of their credit risk but over two billion people on the planet have no
Video examples
Racism has a cost for...
That they themselves were risky borrowers. I saw how this stereotype made it harder for policymakers to see the crisis for what it was back when we still had time to stop it.
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Elaine Chao
American Politician
While conventional wisdom has traditionally sided against borrowing from retirement savings, sentiment has shifted toward borrowing from one's own assets with the realization that other forms of credit come at a much higher cost and often are not even available to borrowers with limited means and urgent needs.
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Eric Maskin
American Economist
When a bank calls in a loan, it obviously hurts the customer in question. But it also adversely affects other banks that have lent to this borrower. They are now less likely to be repaid and so can't as readily lend to their own customers.
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Seth Moulton
American Politician
While payday loans are often the only source of credit for low-income Americans, these lenders are notorious for predatory practices that cause borrowers to fall deeper into debt.
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John Turner
Canadian Statesman
Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.
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Anthony Goldbloom
American Businessman
You want to evaluate future borrowers, but in order to train an algorithm that will help you identify future defaults, you have to train it and evaluate it on past data.
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Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Good nature is the cheapest commodity in the world, and love is the only thing that will pay ten percent, to borrower and lender both.
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Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
Unlike other loans, a reverse mortgage doesn't have to be repaid until the borrower moves out of the home or passes away.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Lebanese Scientist
Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer.
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Kwasi Kwarteng
British Politician
If you are a borrower, the more you borrow, the more it costs.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
Quote examples
Elaine Chao
American Politician
While conventional wisdom has traditionally sided against borrowing from retirement savings, sentiment has shifted toward borrowing from one's own assets with the realization that other forms of credit come at a much higher cost and often are not even available to borrowers with limited means and urgent needs.
Quote examples
Eric Maskin
American Economist
When a bank calls in a loan, it obviously hurts the customer in question. But it also adversely affects other banks that have lent to this borrower. They are now less likely to be repaid and so can't as readily lend to their own customers.
Quote examples
Seth Moulton
American Politician
While payday loans are often the only source of credit for low-income Americans, these lenders are notorious for predatory practices that cause borrowers to fall deeper into debt.
Quote examples
John Turner
Canadian Statesman
Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.
Quote examples
Anthony Goldbloom
American Businessman
You want to evaluate future borrowers, but in order to train an algorithm that will help you identify future defaults, you have to train it and evaluate it on past data.
Quote examples
Robert Green Ingersoll
American Lawyer
Good nature is the cheapest commodity in the world, and love is the only thing that will pay ten percent, to borrower and lender both.
Quote examples
Jean Chatzky
American Journalist
Unlike other loans, a reverse mortgage doesn't have to be repaid until the borrower moves out of the home or passes away.
Quote examples
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Lebanese Scientist
Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer.
Quote examples
Kwasi Kwarteng
British Politician
If you are a borrower, the more you borrow, the more it costs.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Neither a borrower nor a lender be.
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