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refinancing

British  
/ ˌriːfɪˈnænsɪŋ /

noun

  1. a method of paying a debt by borrowing additional money thus creating a second debt in order to pay the first

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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United also took on an additional £91.92m when refinancing bonds in June and are yet to outline how they will fund a proposed new stadium expected to cost more than £2bn.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2026

This reflects investor concerns about a potential debt spiral, in which higher yields drive up the cost of refinancing existing debts, requiring even more borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

CD&R has been able to continue tapping the capital markets for higher-quality borrowers, including refinancing debts in U.K.-based fuel service company Motor Fuel Group and home-health provider Gentiva Health Services.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

In Johnson City, Tenn., financial adviser Sawyer Sams said he saved about $300 a month by refinancing a 30-year mortgage with a rate of 6.25% to an ARM with an initial rate of around 5.25%.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

In the majority of cases the need of refinancing arises from bad management, and the effect of refinancing is simply to pay the poor managers to keep up their bad management a little longer.

From My Life and Work by Henry Ford

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