refinance

re·fi·nance

R r

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-fi-nans, ree-fahy-nans]
- /ˌri fɪˈnæns, riˈfaɪ næns/
- /ˌriːˈfaɪnæns/

Definitions of refinance word

verb with object refinance to finance again. 1
verb with object refinance to satisfy (a debt) by making another loan on new terms: She just refinanced her mortgage. 1
verb with object refinance to increase or change the financing of, as by selling stock or obtaining additional credit. 1
transitive verb refinance pay off via another loan 1
verb refinance If a person or a company refinances a debt or if they refinance, they borrow money in order to pay the debt. 0
verb refinance to pay (a debt) by borrowing additional money, thus creating a second debt in order to pay the first 0

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; re- + finance

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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