underwrote
[ uhn-der-roht, uhn-der-roht ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈroʊt, ˈʌn dərˌroʊt /
verb
simple past tense of underwrite.
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Definition for underwrote (2 of 2)
underwrite
[ uhn-der-rahyt, uhn-der-rahyt ]
/ ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt /
verb (used with object), un·der·wrote, un·der·writ·ten, un·der·writ·ing.
verb (used without object), un·der·wrote, un·der·writ·ten, un·der·writ·ing.
to underwrite something.
to carry on the business of an underwriter.
Origin of underwrite
1400–50; late Middle English, translation of Latin
subscrībere to write underneath, sign,
subscribe
Example sentences from the Web for underwrote
They insured their own risks at one moment and underwrote those of their friends the next.
Our Legal Heritage, 5th Ed. |S. A. ReillyThree of the men who underwrote him have got an advance on their remittances from him—Charley Baringstokes one of them.
The Exiles of Faloo |Barry Pain
British Dictionary definitions for underwrote
underwrite
/ (ˈʊndəˌraɪt, ˌʌndəˈraɪt) /
verb -writes, -writing, -wrote or -written (tr)
finance
to undertake to purchase at an agreed price any unsold portion of (a public issue of shares, etc)
to accept financial responsibility for (a commercial project or enterprise)
insurance
- to sign and issue (an insurance policy) thus accepting liability if specified losses occur
- to insure (a property or risk)
- to accept liability up to (a specified amount) in an insurance policy
to write (words, a signature, etc) beneath (other written matter); subscribe
to support or concur with (a decision, statement, etc) by or as if by signature