Money and banking / B1

BOR-oh-uh/ˈbɒrəʊə/

A borrower is a person or organisation that borrows money. Borrow is the verb (already in the dictionary); lender is the opposite. Mortgages: first-time borrowers faced higher stress tests.

Meaning

A person or organisation that borrows money.

Examples

• “First-time borrowers faced higher stress tests.”
• “A student borrower still owes the Student Loans Company after graduation.”

Good to know

a borrower. Verb: borrow. Opposite: a lender. Mortgages / student finance. Countable.

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