UNDERWRITE
\ˌʌndəɹˈa͡ɪt], \ˌʌndəɹˈaɪt], \ˌʌ_n_d_ə_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t]\
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To write under something else; to subscribe.
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To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance.
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To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.
By Oddity Software
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To write under something else; to subscribe.
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To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals, as well as companies, may underwrite policies of insurance.
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To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like.
By Noah Webster.
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To write underneath; to write one's name under, or sign (an insurance policy), in consideration of a premium paid, and thus become liable to make good a stated loss or damage; to sign an agreement to buy on a given date at a specified price (bonds or shares not yet issued); loosely, to subscribe to, as a project which requires capital.
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To carry on an insurance business.
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Underwriter.
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Underwrote.
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Underwritten.
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Underwriting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To write under something else: to subscribe: to subscribe one's name to for insurance.
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To practice insuring.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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