underwrite

ˌʌndərˈraɪt

underwritten, underwrote

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Definition of underwrite - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

deal support

tr.

TECH.

commit funds, taking responsibility for a venture or possible loss

tr.

TECH.

The bank agreed to underwrite the bond issue if investors didn't buy enough.

insurance

intr.

TECH.

act as an underwriter in insurance

intr.

TECH.

She underwrites for a major insurance firm.

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guarantee

insure

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Origin of underwrite

Old English, under (beneath) + writan (to write)

Examples of underwrite in a sentence

The insurer refused to underwrite the high‑risk project.
The bank agreed to underwrite the new policy.
He decided to underwrite the company's health insurance plan.

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French:garantir, agir en tant que souscripteur, ...
German:zeichnen, versichern, ...
Italian:finanziare, sottoscrivere, ...
Spanish:asegurar, garantizar, ...
Portuguese:subscrever, subscritar, ...
Chinese:承销, 承保, ...
Japanese:引き受ける, 引き受けを行う, ...
Arabic:ضَمِنَ, كَتَبَ التأمين, ...
Hebrew:לַעֲרוֹב כַּסְפִּית, לַחְתֵּם בִּיטּוּחִים, ...
Russian:гарантировать, заниматься андеррайтингом, ...
Ukrainian:гарантувати, займатися андеррайтингом, ...
Hindi:वित्तीय रूप से गारंटी देना, अंडरराइट करना, ...
Bengali:দায় নিয়ে অর্থ জোগান দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:assegurar, fer d'assegurador, ...
Czech:upsat, provádět upisování rizik, ...
Danish:garantere, tegne forsikringer, ...
Dutch:garant staan voor, garanderen, ...
Greek:αναλαμβάνω την κάλυψη, αναλαμβάνω ασφάλιση, ...
Hungarian:jegyezni, biztosítást jegyezni, ...
Khmer:ធានាទទួលខុសត្រូវផ្នែកហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ, ធានារ៉ាប់រង, ...
Korean:인수하다, 인수인으로 활동하다, ...
Persian:تعهد پذیره‌نویسی کرد, بیمه‌گری کرد, ...
Polish:objąć gwarancją, ubezpieczać, ...
Portuguese (BR):subscrever, assumir riscos, ...
Romanian:a garanta, a asigura, ...
Swedish:garantera, teckna försäkringar, ...
Thai:รับประกันการจัดจำหน่าย, ทำหน้าที่รับประกันภัย, ...
Turkish:garanti etmek, sigortacılık yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:bảo lãnh, bảo hiểm, ...

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