Underwrite

What do we mean by underwrite?

To assume financial responsibility for; agree to pay the costs of. intransitive verb

To supply with funding, especially as a sponsor. intransitive verb

To sign (an insurance policy) so as to assume liability in case of specified losses. intransitive verb

To insure. intransitive verb

To insure against losses totaling (a given amount). intransitive verb

To guarantee the purchase of (a full issue of stocks or bonds). intransitive verb

To agree to buy the unsold part of (stock not yet sold publicly) at a fixed time and price. intransitive verb

To write under or at the end of something. intransitive verb

To subscribe to, especially to sign or endorse (a document). intransitive verb

To support or agree to (a decision, for example). intransitive verb

To act as an underwriter, especially to issue an insurance policy. intransitive verb

To write below or under; subscribe.

To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.

Specifically To agree or undertake by setting one's name to (a policy of insurance) to become answerable for certain losses specified therein: used chiefly in marine insurance. Hence underwriter.

To submit to; put up with.

To practise insuring, particularly marine insuring; carry on the business of an underwriter.

To write below or under; subscribe.

To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name.

To sign; to put one's name to.

To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.

Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.

To act as an underwriter.

To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of.

To submit to; put up with.

Words that are spelled similarly to underwrite:
underwrite, underwrit, underwrote, underwriter, underrate, underbite, underprice, underwire, underripe, underprize, underwrites, underwit, underdrive, under-rate.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word underwrite:
consignment, underwriting, securities, bonds, expenses, loans, lending, distribute, liability, insurance, costs, syndicate, obligation, mortgage, risks, projected, debt, equity, loan, profit, cost, currency, fund, banking, shipping, banks, policies, revenue, corporate, bond, losses, glass, shares, customers, investment, deal, credit, billion, municipal, bank, commercial, purchase, trip, funds, borough, issue, finance, risk, institutions, million, assistance, sale, funding, programs, andrew, stock, establishment, agreed, project, allow, founding, sales, market.

Words that rhyme with underwrite:
light, bite, right, white, insight, night, site, write, fight, despite, quite, expedite, smight, sight, trite, erudite, cite, flight, blight, recondite, contrite, frostbite, plight, tight, alright, alight, oversight, bright, delight, lite, neophyte, highlight, spite, slight, acolyte, website, twilight, incite, luddite, height, mite, might, satellite, indict, fortnight, ignite, rite, hindsight, finite, kite, smite, apartheid, invite, forthright, knight, polite, appetite, outright, dight, parasite, plebiscite, wright, recite, upright, backbite, foresight, excite, copyright, sprite, spotlight, sleight, unite, overwrite, overnight, limelight, rewrite, hermaphrodite, bight, indite, goodnight, downright, tripartite, fright, nite, uptight, moonlight, extradite, wight, apatite, byte, midnight, fahrenheit, graphite, lignite, feit, twite, dolomite, playwright, meteorite, brite.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective underwrite:
issues, securities, research.

Consonant match to underwrite:
indurate, underrate, underwrote, endear it.

Words that sound like underwrite:
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