refinance

verb

Definition of refinancenext
as in to finance

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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
Verb
  • All three are quietly financed by the same interest rate environment.
    — Khalifa Aldhaheri, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley showed earlier this year that California was spending $300 million a year just in development fees on subsidized housing, enough to have financed another 1,250 apartments each year.
    — Rob Davis, ProPublica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of finance
Verb
  • Some political actors are warning that a vote during wartime, which would require changes to Ukraine’s constitution and other laws, could aid Russia by destabilizing the government and dividing society.
    — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Continental Park residents, aided by the larger and politically influential Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations, are gearing up to fight the applications.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of aid
Verb
  • The drug money that funded Davis’ lifestyle has long since dried up, and his defense depends on a lawyer willing to take his case for free.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The training was funded by a $500,000 AI literacy grant from a local healthcare provider.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fund
Verb
  • 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
  • The businesses that teach the market how to underwrite them will be the ones the machines cite when the market asks how.
    — Camden Kaminsky, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of underwrite
Verb
  • Oracle and its partners have donated money to sponsor organizations like the Boys & Girls Club and a local food pantry.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Community members are invited to attend, sponsor the event, or support the mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Northwest San Diego.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of sponsor
Verb
  • Citadel capitalized, acquiring $16 billion in assets at discounts.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Gausman’s four-seam fastball command got away from him at times in the fifth, and the Nationals capitalized.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of capitalize
Verb
  • But Moody, a former Florida attorney general, secured the nomination, billing herself as a fifth-generation Floridian with a track record of backing law enforcement and fighting for safer communities.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Espinosa’s term runs through 2028, and the commission governing alongside her now includes two members who backed her removal.
    — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of back
Verb
  • The Boston Herald endorses David Solet for Middlesex District Attorney.
    — Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tubman asked Douglass to write a letter endorsing her character and accomplishments for inclusion in the book.
    — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Aug. 24, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorse

Browse Nearby Words

refills
refinance
refinanced
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Refinance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/refinance. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of devolve

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

How to Pronounce the Trickiest Menu Items

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List

Even More Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Words of the Week - Aug. 21

16 Glee-ridden Words from Schitt's Creek
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Words from the 'Odyssey'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
alt-684346df967d5
Add A Letter Quiz Pick the letter that goes in the same spot in fou...
See All