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false borrowing
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Japanese Meaning
偽借用語：実際には本物の借用ではなく、あたかも他言語から借用されたかのように見える語。 / 擬似借用語：語源に基づかない、形式上のみ外来語とみなされる語
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A pseudo-loan. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see false, borrowing.
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false borrowing
The audit revealed that the company's reported liabilities were actually a false borrowing used to inflate its cash flow.
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The audit revealed that the company's reported liabilities were actually a false borrowing used to inflate its cash flow.
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