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Meaning of outborrow | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To borrow more than.

Examples

“Individuals in both parties owed money to the state bank and its branches, with Whigs outborrowing Democrats.”
“Was it perhaps England's parliamentary government that explained the country's astonishing ability to outborrow and outspend France in spite of having a population less than half the size?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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