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Meaning of 'underwrite'
Meaning of 'underwrite' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Underwrite 
[ v. i.]
- To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk
of insurance on a vessel or the like. [ v. i.]2. Underwrite [ v. t.]
- To write under something else; to subscribe. [ v. t.]- 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.
Meaning of 'underwrite' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. underwrite [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- protect by insurance
- protect by insurance
Example in sentence:
- The insurance won't cover this
Meaning (2):
- guarantee financial support of
- guarantee financial support of
Example in sentence:
- The opera tour was subvented by a bank
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