"overborrow" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overborrows [present, singular, third-person], overborrowing [participle, present], overborrowed [participle, past], overborrowed [past]
Etymology: over- + borrow Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|borrow}} over- + borrow Head templates: {{en-verb}} overborrow (third-person singular simple present overborrows, present participle overborrowing, simple past and past participle overborrowed)
  1. To borrow too much money.
    Sense id: en-overborrow-en-verb-4lqKklow Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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