to underwrite
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7.5
- verb
- /ˌʌndərˈraɪt/
- Specialized
:
suscribir
- Before the event, we need to confirm which organization will underwrite the costs.
Examples
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In the meantime, Governor Seabrook of South Carolina was trying to get the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to underwrite the outstanding debt of $1,800 owed by South Carolina to the Catawba.
Academic text (1995) -
Super-senior tranches were the biggest part of most mortgage CDOs that were underwritten by Wall Street in recent years.
Blog text (6) -
When lenders underwrite your loan, they calculate your insurance and property taxes as if they were paid monthly.
Blog text (17) -
And Lloyd's of London refuses to underwrite the Venezuela Project.
Fiction book (1998) -
Everything is underwritten/insured by other banks and institutions, who in turn are underwritten and insured by others.
Blog text (26) -
Approximately one-half of West Berlin's city government costs have been underwritten by the West German government to keep the city financially sound.
Academic text (1991) -
Both the insurance and reinsurance segments reported underwriting earnings against an underwriting loss in the first half of 2011.
Blog text (26) -
The insurance company will underwrite the damages caused by the storm.
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He decided to underwrite the project to ensure it received the necessary funding.
Synonyms
352
1.9
To protect someone, for example by guarding them in a game
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3.5
To pay a company so it will cover your losses
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8.7
To pay someone for loss, damage, or legal costs they suffer
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Morphology
Etymology
Underwrite comes from the old practice of people writing their names under an insurance list to promise to pay for losses; under- means 'below' and write means 'to sign'. That's why to underwrite an insurance policy is to accept responsibility and promise to pay for any loss.