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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
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
underwrite
3rd person singular
underwrites
Present participle
underwriting
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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