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# borrower

noun (a borrower, borrowers)

«borrower» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who borrows something, such as a book from a library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#m1)
2. A person or business that borrows money from a bank and must pay it back, often with extra (interest). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#x1)
- The borrower must pay back the loan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#x2)
- The Borrowers live under the floorboards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#x3)
- Borrowers who return books late pay a fine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#x4)
- A borrower took 100 pounds and paid back 110. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#x5)
- Every borrower needs a library card. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: lender. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" is a famous line from Shakespeare. Maths: amount paid back = amount borrowed + interest.

## In Jewish tradition

One who takes a loan. Proverbs says he becomes servant to the lender.

**Interpretation.** Jewish law bans charging interest to a fellow Israelite and urges generous lending. The proverb is read as a warning about the weight of debt.

### Examples

- The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. (Writings PRO.22.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/borrower/#x1)

### Note

Opposite: lender. "Neither a borrower nor a lender be" is a famous line from Shakespeare. Maths: amount paid back = amount borrowed + interest.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «borrower» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/borrower/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«borrower» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/borrower.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «borrower» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/borrower/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«borrower» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/borrower.html) on Mova free.