HOW TO PRONOUNCE
borrower
/ˈbɑɹoʊɚ/
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BAR-oh-er: let the oh move into the final er.
In BAR-oh-er, the first syllable sounds like the American English word “bar.” The last two vowels can run closely together, but neither needs extra stress.
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“The borrower returned the equipment ahead of schedule.”
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noun
- One who borrows.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈbɑɹoʊɚ/
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Sometimes it is at the option of the borrower, but usually at a certain specified date.
The operation was a hazardous one for the lender as well as for the borrower.
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“Why should he be so anxious to know the time at which a borrower of money is usually privileged to pay the money back?”
In a word, increase perishes so far as the borrower is concerned; or to use the more energetic Latin phrase,--res perit solventi.
It is the compensation which the borrower pays to the lender, for the profit which he has an opportunity of making by the use of the money.