Definition of underwrites Underwrites

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underwrites, verb, present, 3rd person singular of underwrite (infinitive).

Verb underwrites, underwriting, underwritten
underwrite - guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank"
		subvention, subvent
		guarantee, undertake give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
underwrite - protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this"
		cover, insure
		warrant, guarantee give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
		reinsure insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk
		indemnify secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for; "This plan indemnifies workers against wages lost through illness"
		overcompensate, compensate, cover make payment to; compensate; "My efforts were not remunerated"

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underwrite (Verb)
To write below or under; subscribe.
underwrite (Verb)
To subscribe a document, policy etc. with one's name.
underwrite (Verb)
To sign; to put one's name to.
underwrite (Verb)
To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.
underwrite (Verb)
Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.
underwrite (Verb)
To act as an underwriter.
underwrite (Verb)
To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of.
underwrite (Verb)
To submit to; put up with .

underwrite (v. t.)
To write under something else; to subscribe.
underwrite (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.
underwrite (v. i.)
To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.

underwrite
The process whereby a new issue of securities from an issuing corporation or government entity are bought to resell them to the public.

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