Home › Words › R › refunnelrefunnelrefunnel means to redirect (money or resources) to another department or project.EtymologyFrom re- + funnel.verbTo redirect (money or resources) to another department or project.e.g.“But the slush stopped on Ms. Almodovar’s desk; fees paid by the developers are now refunneled into agency projects.” — 2008 June 13, Robin Finn, “How to Curb Big Builders’ Big Appetites”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.funneling 61% match — The process of passing something through a funnel. vs refunnel →rechanneling 61% match — The process by which something is rechanneled, or sent in a new direction. vs refunnel →funnelling 61% match — The process of passing something through a funnel. vs refunnel →rechannel 60% match — To channel in a new or different way. vs refunnel →reallocate 59% match — To allocate (a resource) to another person or purpose. vs refunnel →rediversion 59% match — The process of rediverting; diversion again or anew. vs refunnel →reinfund 58% match — To flow in again. vs refunnel →reroute 57% match — To change the route taken by something. vs refunnel →