REFINANCE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

refinance

verb

Definition of refinance

as in to finance

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defund

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Recent Examples of refinance Applications to refinance a home loan have been hit hardest by higher rates, as a shrinking pool of borrowers can now find much relief. — Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026 This expansion was helped by a new $190 million funding package provided by Blazehill Capital and Wells Fargo Capital Finance UK to refinance its existing debt in June 2023. — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026 Applications for loans to refinance existing mortgages also declined. — Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026 The decision to refinance, then, will be a personal one based on your financial circumstances, budget and interpretation of where mortgage interest rates could be heading in the near term. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refinance

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Verb

But a dollar paid in tax cannot also finance an engineer’s salary or a new production line.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The filing shed more light on Meta's plan to create a new class of non-voting stock, Class C, in January to help finance investments and acquisitions without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of finance

Verb

Some people are eating cottage cheese for its calcium content, saying the food will aid strong bones and teeth.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
Your social networks, not just your professional ones, can also aid in your job search, Bonnie Dilber, a recruiting leader at the software company Zapier, previously told CNBC Make It.

— Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of aid

Verb

Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education.

— Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

California Community President of Citizens Equity First Credit Union (CEFCU) helps sponsor the Cortez's service projects.

— Sharon Chin, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Hothi and Matsui’s House spokesperson did not respond to a question asking why Matsui did not co-sponsor the three federal legislative proposals mentioned in the letters and social media video.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sponsor

Verb

Elijah Brown suffered an interception on the first play from scrimmage, but the Boilermakers were not able to capitalize, which was pretty much the story of the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Despite that, Indiana was able to drive the ball into Buckeye territory again, but the Hoosiers were unable to capitalize.

— Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of capitalize

Verb

China has backed its ambitions with extensive reforms that are explicitly meant to strengthen intellectual property protections.

— Andrei Iancu, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
After all, states like Georgia and Arizona were also once solidly red until break-out candidates—backed by party spending—upended those assumptions.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of back

Verb

Eight years ago, protesters frequently drove coverage in their preferred direction by disrupting candidates (Movimiento Cosecha pushed Biden to endorse a deportation moratorium, for instance) and showing up to press them at Q&As.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
There’s currently a petition circulating among them urging national leaders to respect their vote to endorse Raman.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorse

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