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 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 Homebuyers who took out mortgages during that stretch may have expected rates to fall enough by now to refinance into cheaper loans. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 If your goal is to repay your loan faster, said Banfield of Rocket Mortgage, there may be no need to refinance. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Keep in mind, the SBA will no longer refinance cash advances. — Joseph Lustberg, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for refinance

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The roughly 1 percentage point increase in the rate since then translates roughly into an additional $276-a-month cost for a borrower financing a $400,000 home loan at the current average rate.

— Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Broadcom — The semiconductor maker’s stock rose more than 3% after Reuters reported Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42 billion to finance infrastructure purchases .

— Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of finance

Verb

The administration says the question would prevent ineligible immigrants from claiming refundable tax credits; privacy advocates warn the data could aid immigration enforcement.

— Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
That solution is not viable in the vacuum of space, where there are no air molecules to aid the process.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of aid

Verb

Commercial passengers help fund that system through taxes on their tickets.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
LondonReuters — Britain’s MI5 spy agency issued an unprecedented alert on Wednesday to warn that a Chinese organization was involved in funding academic research into topics such as AI on behalf ‌of Beijing’s state security service.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

Lake Forest junior Sam Florjancic and Libertyville senior Austin Scott capitalized with birdies on their final holes to create a three-man deadlock at the top of the leaderboard.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Hwang’s policy was sold by a Nebraska startup, Summit Specialty, with no track record in paying for California risks, capitalized by a private equity fund whose investment portfolio includes mail-order steak.

— Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of capitalize

Verb

Earlier this month, the company endorsed a call to slow down the pace of advanced AI model development in order to better address the technology’s risks.

— Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Appointed by Mayor Brandon Johnson to fill the seat was Logan Square resident Norma Rios Sierra, 45, who works for the Chicago Park District and is endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union and the Service Employees International Union.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of endorse

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