REFINANCE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

refinance

verb

Definition of refinance

as in to finance

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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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Verb

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

Instead, the authors argue public money could have more leverage by underwriting risks that commercial markets currently will not.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Anthropic, a powerhouse AI company that could be valued at $2 trillion, is expected to go public this year, creating another major opportunity for Wall Street banks to haul in fees from underwriting and trading activity.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of underwrite

Verb

Despite the sloppy showing by BYU and a dominant defensive performance, TCU failed to capitalize, as the Horned Frogs continue to struggle to score against Power Four conference teams (averaging 11 points per game, all in losses).

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
Kaliakmanis threw a costly interception early in the third quarter and the Colts quickly capitalized.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of capitalize

Verb

The News The cryptocurrency industry’s leading network of super PACs is under scrutiny after revealing it will back 19 House Republicans but only 13 House Democrats.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Now, more than two decades after listing on the Jasdaq Securities Exchange in 2004, Kadoya is set to go private through a tender offer backed by Japanese private equity firm Integral.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of back

Verb

Hours after the ad was released, the husband-and-wife duo held a press conference to endorse Killin for Congress.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
There isn’t a world in which Mattel, who now owns and manages Pleasant Company, would canonically endorse Samantha joining the IWW.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of endorse

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