barrow — borrow — burrow
The confusion could be on account of the similarity of appearance (spelling), and the near-similar pronunciation.
“Barrow” (for the right pronunciation of barrow, please click here)
a barrow/wheel barrow
a barrow (pig)
is
(a) ‘a small cart with one or two wheels in front and handles at the back used for carrying small things’;
(b) ‘a large mound of stone, gravel or earth over a dead body’,
(c) ‘a hog (pig) whose sex organs are removed’,
e.g.
Our gardener used his wheel barrow to remove unwanted earth from the garden.
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borrowing money
“Borrow” (for the right pronunciation of borrow, please click here)
is ‘taking something from somebody for a certain period of time with the understanding that it or its equivalent is to be returned’,
e.g.
We borrow books from the library.
Ted borrowed some money from Mohamed.
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“Burrow” (for the right pronunciation of burrow, please click here)
a lizard crawling out of its burrow
is ‘a hole in the ground made by animals, such as rabbit, badger, etc. to live in; the action of digging holes by animals’,
e.g.
The children were excited to see a fox trying to get into a rabbit burrow.
