'Underwrite' definitions:
Definition of 'underwrite'
(from WordNet)
verb
Guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank" [syn: underwrite, subvention, subvent]
verb
Definition of 'Underwrite'
From: GCIDE
- Underwrite \Un`der*write"\, v. i. To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of insurance on a vessel or the like. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Underwrite'
From: GCIDE
- Underwrite \Un`der*write"\, v. t. [imp. Underwrote, Obs. Underwrit; p. p. Underwritten, Obs. Underwrit; p. pr. & vb. n. Underwriting.]
- 1. To write under something else; to subscribe. [1913 Webster]
- What addition and change I have made I have here underwritten. --Bp. Sanderson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony. --Marshall. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'underwrite'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accede to,
- accept,
- accredit,
- affirm,
- agree to,
- amen,
- approve,
- arm,
- armor,
- assure,
- attest,
- authenticate,
- authorize,
- autograph,
- avouch,
- back,
- back up,
- be sponsor for,
- bless,
- bond,
- certify,
- champion,
- cloak,
- compass about,
- confirm,
- consent to,
- copyright,
- cosign,
- countersecure,
- countersign,
- cover,
- cushion,
- defend,
- endorse,
- ensure,
- fence,
- fend,
- finance,
- give permission,
- give the go-ahead,
- give the imprimatur,
- give thumbs up,
- guarantee,
- guaranty,
- guard,
- harbor,
- haven,
- indorse,
- initial,
- insure,
- invest in,
- keep,
- keep from harm,
- make a promise,
- make safe,
- nestle,
- notarize,
- OK,
- okay,
- pass,
- pass on,
- pass upon,
- patent,
- permit,
- pledge,
- plight,
- police,
- promise,
- protect,
- ratify,
- register,
- ride shotgun for,
- rubber stamp,
- safeguard,
- sanction,
- say amen to,
- screen,
- seal,
- second,
- secure,
- shelter,
- shield,
- shroud,
- sign,
- sign and seal,
- sign for,
- sponsor,
- stand behind,
- stand up for,
- subscribe to,
- subsidize,
- subvene,
- support,
- swear,
- swear and affirm,
- swear to,
- troth,
- undersign,
- uphold,
- validate,
- visa,
- vise,
- vouch,
- vow,
- warrant