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to underwrite
01
to financially support a project, activity, etc. and take responsibility for potential loss
Transitive: to underwrite a venture
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
underwrite
3rd person singular
underwrites
Past simple
underwrote
Past participle
underwritten
Examples
Investors are hesitant to underwrite new tech startups without seeing a prototype first.
02
to promise to cover potential financial loss through an insurance agreement
Transitive: to underwrite sth
Examples
With the unpredictable weather patterns, many homeowners found it challenging to have their properties underwritten.
Lexical Tree
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