[ US /ˈəndɝˌɹaɪt/ ]
[ UK /ˌʌndəɹˈa‍ɪt/ ]
VERB
  1. protect by insurance
    The insurance won't cover this
  2. guarantee financial support of
    The opera tour was subvented by a bank
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How To Use underwrite In A Sentence

  • So their reluctance to underwrite credit risk ought to affect the pricing and availability of loans.
  • The issuing firm can make sure that underwriters compete for its business. Principles of Corporate Finance
  • Taxes must be adequate to raise a revenue sufficient to meet those federal expenditures which are truly advantageous to the general welfare, to maintain justifiable confidence in the soundness of the dollar, and to underwrite the safety of the federal debt as an investment. As The Allies Face The Future
  • Let me elaborate on why individual investors should never sell / "underwrite" financial options / insurance: Tan Kin Lian's Blog
  • State aid is being allowed insomuch as governments can underwrite war risk insurance for airlines until the end of the year.
  • No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.
  • No bank would be willing to underwrite such a loss.
  • Conceptual abstractionists like ADS Donaldson may have all the theory in the world to underwrite their practice but, to be blunt, so what?
  • Most, if not all, of the leading fixed-income underwriters have or are developing their own software to conduct online auctions, but few are yet prepared to use it for fear of cannibalizing their existing underwriting business.
  • But in their report council officers recommended that councillors agree in principle to underwrite the loan for Fulford Cemetery, and revise the existing agreement to increase then annual fee.
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