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Word: underwrite (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Verb:

  • intransitive To act as an underwriter.
  • intransitive|obsolete To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name.
  • transitive Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.
  • transitive To sign; to put one's name to.
  • transitive To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of.
  • transitive To write (something) below something else.

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