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UNDERWRITER

\ˌʌndəɹˈa͡ɪtə], \ˌʌndəɹˈa‍ɪtə], \ˌʌ_n_d_ə_ɹ_ˈaɪ_t_ə]\

Definitions of UNDERWRITER

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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a financial institution that sells insurance

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a financial institution that sells insurance

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

An insurer.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

n. An insure--so called because he underwrites his name to the conditions of because he underwrites his name to the conditions of the policy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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