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refinance

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY2 F AH0 N AE1 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY1 F AY1 N AE2 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

verb

Meaning 1

To renew the terms of a loan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: business, finance

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

renew the financing of

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: finance

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English finance English refinance From re- + finance.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: refinançar — renew the terms of a loan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉貸 /转贷 (zhuǎndài) — renew the terms of a loan
  • Finnish: rahoittaa uudelleen — renew the terms of a loan
  • French: refinancer — renew the terms of a loan
  • Korean: 차환하다 (chahwanhada) — renew the terms of a loan
  • Polish: refinansować — renew the terms of a loan
  • Russian: рефинансировать (refinansirovatʹ) — renew the terms of a loan
  • Spanish: refinanciar — renew the terms of a loan