What does UNDERWRITE mean?
Definitions for UNDERWRITE
ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪtun·der·write
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word UNDERWRITE.
Princeton's WordNet
underwrite, subvention, subventverb
guarantee financial support of
"The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
cover, insure, underwriteverb
protect by insurance
"The insurance won't cover this"
Wiktionary
underwriteverb
To write below or under; subscribe.
underwriteverb
To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name.
underwriteverb
To sign; to put one's name to.
underwriteverb
To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.
underwriteverb
Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.
underwriteverb
To act as an underwriter.
underwriteverb
To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of.
underwriteverb
To submit to; put up with.
Etymology: From underwriten, from underwritan, equivalent to.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Underwriteverb
To write under something else.
Etymology: under and write.
He began first with his pipe, and then with his voice, thus to challenge Dorus, and was by him answered in the underwritten sort. Philip Sidney.
What addition and change I have made, I have here underwritten. Robert Sanderson.
Wikipedia
underwrite
Underwriting (UW) services are provided by some large financial institutions, such as banks, insurance companies and investment houses, whereby they guarantee payment in case of damage or financial loss and accept the financial risk for liability arising from such guarantee. An underwriting arrangement may be created in a number of situations including insurance, issues of security in a public offering, and bank lending, among others. The person or institution that agrees to sell a minimum number of securities of the company for commission is called the underwriter.
ChatGPT
underwrite
Underwrite refers to the process of assessing and evaluating risk and exposure in an investment, insurance policy, or loan, typically by a financial institution, to determine the suitability or profitability of providing coverage or funding. The underwriter decides the terms, conditions, and pricing, if approved. It can also refer to a corporate entity or wealthy individual agreeing to purchase any unsold shares or securities as part of a public offering.
Webster Dictionary
Underwriteverb
to write under something else; to subscribe
Underwriteverb
to subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance
Underwriteverb
to practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Underwrite
un-dėr-rīt′, v.t. to write under something else: to subscribe: to subscribe one's name to for insurance: (Shak.) to submit to.—v.i. to practise insuring.—ns. Un′derwriter, one who insures, as shipping, so called because he underwrites his name for a certain amount to the conditions of the policy; Un′derwriting.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of UNDERWRITE in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of UNDERWRITE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of UNDERWRITE in a Sentence
All these different platforms say they can underwrite in unique ways, this will be the first chance we have to see who is right and who might have been taking shortcuts.
Chief Financial Officer Alan Dean:
The fines, we can't use to underwrite some other part of our business.
There are a lot more situations where banks can’t underwrite the risk or are less comfortable doing so, we think it is an ongoing opportunity and we think getting this team gives us the opportunity to address that.
Companies like Google are expert at protecting value, if there is profit to be made from underwriting, they will underwrite.
We have huge demand. And we have donors who are willing to underwrite it and you've got the FDA freezing the market.
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