refinances

verb

present tense third-person singular of refinance
as in cofinances

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  1. finances
  2. aids
  3. funds
  4. underwrites
  5. backs
  6. endorses
  7. advocates
  8. subsidizes
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  • An American who purchases a home in Switzerland, Germany or the United Kingdom typically finances that home in Swiss francs, euros or pounds — the currency in which the property is priced and in which the taxpayer earns income.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Their model included where the city’s water comes from, how the local utility finances new infrastructure and sets rates and how rising rates might change how households use water.
    — Emma Court, Fortune, 8 July 2026
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  • Under Nevada law, someone who aids or abets a crime—or encourages, hires, commands, or otherwise induces another person to commit it—can be prosecuted as a principal.
    — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 16 Aug. 2026
  • That’s according to Nithin Mummaneni, CEO of Infinity Loop, a negotiation intelligence platform that aids enterprises in negotiating better terms with the manufacturers that make their products.
    — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of aids
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  • To combat the spread, the USDA jointly funds and manages a sterile fly production facility with Panama that releases about 100 million sterile flies each week.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Central technology funds the experiments, the platform and the build.
    — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of funds
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  • But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight.
    — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026
Definition of underwrites
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  • Through his family office, Great Things, the co-founder of Nutrafol backs high-flying startups at a quick pace and allocates at least 20% of annual net realized profits to philanthropy.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • First-year Georgia Tech running backs coach Jimmy Smith did just that in one offseason.
    — Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of backs
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  • Russell Fry endorses ex-rival Darline Graham after failing to advance to special GOP US Senate primary runoff.
    — , FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Social Security Works’ political action committee endorses candidates based on their platforms for Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
    — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of endorses
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  • Shavers advocates for practitioners to shape decisions, including AI implementation, to ensure truth and prevent errors from impacting defendants and victims.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • When the National Review advocates impeaching a Republican president and favorably quotes Democratic senators Elizabeth Warren and Adam Schiff, that’s news.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocates
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  • That effectively collapses the $150 gap between premium and budget models — and shifts the buying decision to whichever brand your utility subsidizes this year.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026
  • While the intent is good, the reality is that the program disproportionately subsidizes the wealthiest homeowners at the expense of new buyers.
    — Dale V.C. Holness, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
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