refi
n.— «The 407,000 mortage brokers/bankers…were busy processing refi applications at the end of 2002.» —by John Rubino How to Profit from the Coming Real Estate Bust Sept. 20, 2003. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Advice about college essays from the winner of a top prize for children’s literature: Kelly Barnhill encourages teens to write about experiences that are uniquely their own, from a point of view that is theirs and no one else’s. Plus, why do we say...
While compiling the Oxford English Dictionary, lexicographer James Murray exchanged hundreds of letters a week with authors, advisors, and volunteer researchers. A new collection online lets you eavesdrop on discussions about which words should be...