- 1underwrite something to accept financial responsibility for an activity so that you will pay for special costs or for losses it may make The British government ended up underwriting the entire project. The record company may underwrite the costs of a band’s first tour. See related entries: Banking
- 2underwrite something to accept responsibility for an insurance policy so that you will pay money in case loss or damage happens Wordfinderinsuranceactuary, annuity, cover, excess, insurance, no-claims bonus, policy, premium, risk, underwrite See related entries: Banking
- 3underwrite something to agree to buy shares that are not bought by the public when new shares are offered for sale
underwrite
verbBrE BrE//ˌʌndəˈraɪt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌndərˈraɪt//
(specialist)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they underwrite BrE BrE//ˌʌndəˈraɪt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌndərˈraɪt//
he / she / it underwrites BrE BrE//ˌʌndəˈraɪts//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌndərˈraɪts//
past simple underwrote BrE BrE//ˌʌndəˈrəʊt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌndərˈroʊt//
past participle underwritten BrE BrE//ˌʌndəˈrɪtn//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌndərˈrɪtn//
-ing form underwriting BrE BrE//ˌʌndəˈraɪtɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌʌndərˈraɪtɪŋ//
BankingCheck pronunciation: underwrite
