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📝underwrite

verb
/ˈʌndərˌraɪt/
underworld Undesirable

Meaning

To guarantee financial support, especially by agreeing to cover losses or risks; in insurance, to assess and accept risks.

Example Sentences

The bank agreed to underwrite the company's new bond issue.

Example Expressions

underwrite a risk

Synonyms

guarantee, finance, sponsor, insure, support

Antonyms

deny, reject, withdraw

Collocations

underwrite insurance, underwrite bonds, underwrite a loan, underwrite risks

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