re-fund

British  

/ riːˈfʌnd /

verb

1. to discharge (an old or matured debt) by new borrowing, as by a new bond issue

2. to replace (an existing bond issue) with a new one

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Etymology

Origin of re-fund

C20: from _re- + _fund

Example Sentences

The April 18 editorial on the struggles at and the need for more resources for the Internal Revenue Service, “Re-fund the IRS,” was right on point.

From Washington Post

In one series of mid-November messages, the governor, under the name L H, asked staffers about blowback from Baltimore business owners irritated that he was using photos taken with them to promote his “re-fund the police initiative.”

From Washington Post

First, I would re-fund the police and institute competitive salaries.

From Washington Post

The “Re-Fund the Police Initiative” also allots funds for victim protection:

From Washington Times

Looking back, he said: “I should have known. But what we didn’t understand, didn’t pick up on for five years, was that Pakistan had abandoned the Taliban government, but had not abandoned the Taliban. That was a critical distinction. So they could re-recruit, re-fund, re-train and project themselves back into Afghanistan. That was a major missed opportunity.”

From New York Times