Associations to the word «Underwrite»

Wiktionary

UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) To write below or under; subscribe.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (obsolete) To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) To sign; to put one's name to.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (intransitive) To act as an underwriter.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of.
UNDERWRITE, verb. (transitive) To submit to; put up with.

Dictionary definition

UNDERWRITE, verb. Guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank".
UNDERWRITE, verb. Protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.