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 That suits floating-rate lenders, who earn more when rates stay up, and squeezes any borrower trying to refinance into those rates. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 If payments aren't made, the lender may still have the right to foreclose on the home or repossess the vehicle unless heirs continue making payments or refinance the loan. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 June 2026 In that zone, markets don’t wait for the last dollar of capacity to be used up before demanding higher interest rates—or refusing to refinance government debt at all. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Proceeds from the sale will refinance outstanding debt, among other uses, the person said. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for refinance

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Verb

Geographic protection is obsolete against global cyber threats, making the defense of sixteen critical infrastructure sectors, from energy to finance, paramount.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
ByteDance began hiring for 100 open roles, signed multiple independent filmmakers and artists and held private conversations about financing AI films.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of finance

Verb

The league also will implant contact-sensing computer chips in each basketball to aid officials with out-of-bounds replays.

— Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026
When Martín is kidnapped by a monster, Cleo ventures into the jungle to rescue him, aided by an elderly witch and a naughty anteater.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 9 July 2026

Definition of aid

Verb

Luma has been making inroads into Hollywood selling its software but has separately funded a production service company to teach filmmakers to make hybrid AI films using its tools.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
More Freedom 250 controversy Freedom 250 has been the focus of other controversy over funding transparency and religious representations.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 3 July 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

Of the non-interest revenues, Canadian banks also made money from underwriting and advising deals from large businesses and wealth management fees, both of which are highly profitable if the stock market is performing well overall.

— Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 July 2026
French money underwrote the American Revolution, bankrupting Louis XVI’s government and paving the way for their own revolution within a decade of the end of the American war.

— Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026

Definition of underwrite

Verb

His youth team would plant trees when a teammates’ grandparent died, and would sponsor families at Christmas.

— Alex Zietlow July 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
According to the lawsuit, Kil attended the demonstration in her personal capacity and not as an advisory to SJP, which did not organize or sponsor the demonstration.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of sponsor

Verb

Opposing Jones are Trinidad and Tobago’s government, backed by the country’s Council of Evangelical Churches and its largest Hindu organization, Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
The bank has backed projects such as Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Clarissa, which debuted in the Quinzaine competition at Cannes and will be distributed later this year by Neon.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 July 2026

Definition of back

Verb

Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson, who has backed DeSantis at some key moments but also clashed with the governor, also endorsed Donalds last week.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
In December, an FDA panel endorsed TRT for men with low levels and related symptoms.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 July 2026

Definition of endorse

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