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underwrite
/ˈʌndəɹaɪt/
verb 5
Collocations
3ADJ.
expensive
VERB + UNDERWRITE
afford
ADV.
such
Definitions
verb
1
To write below or under; subscribe.
2
To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name.
3
To sign; to put one's name to.
4
To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe.
5
Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure.
Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railways shall no longer be preoccupied with—and derided for—immense deficits which include the burden of social services the State must openly underwrite, if it wants them.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — guarantee financial support of
- subvention
- subvent
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
401
Dr. Beeching's obvious intent is that if Scottish—and similarly unprofitable English and Welsh—railways are to be maintained, it must be done by an unconcealed subsidy; he is determined that the railw
Wiktionary02
The broker who procures the insurance […]ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony.
Wiktionary03
Diſguiſe the holy ſtrength of their command: / And vnder write in an obſeruing kinde
Wiktionary04
Not every company can afford to underwrite such an expensive event.
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