Underwrite
11underwrite — /ˌʌndə raɪt/ verb 1. to accept responsibility for something ♦ to underwrite a share issue to guarantee that a share issue will be sold by agreeing to buy all shares which are not subscribed ● The issue was underwritten by three underwriting… …
12underwrite — verb Underwrite is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bank Underwrite is used with these nouns as the object: ↑loan, ↑loss …
13underwrite — [[t]ʌ̱ndə(r)ra͟ɪt[/t]] underwrites, underwriting, underwrote, underwritten VERB If an institution or company underwrites an activity or underwrites the cost of it, they agree to provide any money that is needed to cover losses or buy special… …
14underwrite — verb (underwrote; underwritten; underwriting) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to write under or at the end of something else 2. to set one s name to (an insurance policy) for the purpose of thereby becoming answerable for a designated loss… …
15underwrite — /un deuhr ruyt , un deuhr ruyt /, v., underwrote, underwritten, underwriting. v.t. 1. to write under or at the foot of, esp. under other written matter. 2. to sign one s name, as to a document. 3. to show agreement with or to support by or as if… …
16underwrite — un|der|write [ˌʌndəˈraıt US ər ] v past tense underwrote [ ˈrəut US ˈrout] past participle underwritten [ ˈrıtn] [T] 1.) formal to support an activity, business plan etc with money, and to take financial responsibility if it fails ▪ The… …
17underwrite — un|der|write [ ,ʌndər raıt ] (past tense un|der|wrote [ ,ʌndər rout ] ; past participle un|der|writ|ten [ ,ʌndər rıtn ] ) verb transitive 1. ) to invest money to help someone start a new project: We are looking for someone to underwrite our new… …
18underwrite — verb past tense underwrote, past participle underwritten (T) 1 formal to support an activity, business plan etc with money, so that you are financially responsible for it: The government has agreed to underwrite the project with a grant of £5… …
19underwrite — verb a local businesswoman has agreed to underwrite our charter Syn: sponsor, support, back, insure, guarantee, indemnify, subsidize, pay for, finance, fund; informal foot the bill for, bankroll …
20underwrite — un•der•write [[t]ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt[/t]] v. wrote, writ•ten, writ•ing 1) to contribute a sum of money to guarantee the success of (an undertaking) 2) bus to guarantee the sale of (a security to be offered for public subscription) 3)… …
