refinance

verb

Definition of refinancenext
as in to finance

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Recent Examples of refinance Apollo will refinance existing debt and take a minority stake of undisclosed value in Yankee Global Enterprises, the company that owns the Bronx Bombers. — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026 And that's especially true for homebuyers and owners still hoping to refinance. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 31 July 2026 The government is issuing boatloads of Treasurys to pay for our huge budget deficit and to refinance trillions of dollars in existing debt that is coming due. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 Deutsche Bank is selling $3 billion of fresh debt to refinance a loan that accounting firm Baker Tilly took out just a year ago from Blackstone, Blue Owl, and others. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for refinance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for refinance
  1. finance
  2. aid
  3. fund
  4. underwrite
  5. sponsor
  6. capitalize
  7. back
  8. endorse
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  • That’s as private credit is financing the AI boom as well, while chipmaker Nvidia is even leveraging its balance sheet to back AI deals.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Paul Bennett, Managing Partner at Madox Square LLP, said extraordinary Chinese profits financed a generation of European overcapacity.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of finance
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  • Posture is often more important than vitality, since deathblows can be activated even if an enemy has high health, but higher health also aids faster posture recovery, both for Wolf and his enemies.
    — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Your mission is to aid the ongoing resistance, and the game offers significant freedom in how to approach mission objectives.
    — Jason Cohen, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of aid
Verb
  • If the model works, Hund says Rare Ventures will expand to include more diseases and potentially fund more treatments.
    — Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Pricey summer rentals funded a renovation to add central air and upgrade the saltwater pool.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • Local unions and guilds and indie producers have countered by looking to American web giants to dig deeper in their pockets to underwrite the cost of producing homemade content.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Within a few weeks, Iran managed to damage, destroy, or render irrelevant large parts of the archipelago of military bases that had underwritten American primacy in the Middle East.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of underwrite
Verb
  • On Thursday, the digital media company lost its three-year partnership with Callaway Golf, while the PGA Tour said Good Good would no longer sponsor one of the association's tournaments in November.
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At Dallas Cowboys home games, H-E-B will sponsor the family tailgate area on AT&T Stadium’s East Plaza.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of sponsor
Verb
  • The Panthers lost their momentum in the second half but Aledo couldn’t capitalize with three drives ending facing fourth down.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Citadel capitalized, acquiring $16 billion in assets at discounts.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of capitalize
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  • Just five years ago, Bill Gates was the only high-profile tech philanthropist backing development programs on the continent.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ten Pillar Sports Fund, backed by UC Investments, led the Series C raise, which is oversubscribed, surpassing the league’s initial $100 million target.
    — Annie Costabile, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of back
Verb
  • Neither rabbi endorsed the Met’s decision to honor Galliano, however.
    — Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Candidates including Democratic billionaire Tom Steyer paid thousands of dollars to influencers who posted videos endorsing Steyer or talking about him in a positive light.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorse

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“Refinance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refinance. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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