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A Writer's Dictionary:

underwrite Definition


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underwrite
verb
    1. To write (words, figures, etc) beneath other written matter.
    2. To agree to finance (a commercial venture) and accept the loss in the event of failure.
      Thesaurus: finance, fund, insure, sponsor, subsidize, back.
    3. To agree to buy, or find a buyer for, leftover shares from (a sale of shares to the public).
    4. To issue (an insurance policy), accepting the risk involved.
    intr
    5. To practise as an underwriter.


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