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| un·der·write [ úndər rt, ùndər rt ] (past un·der·wrote [ úndər rt, ùndər rṓt ], past participle un·der·writ·ten [ úndər rìtt'n, ùndər rítt'n ], present participle un·der·writ·ing, 3rd person present singular un·der·writes) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb subsidize something: to agree to provide funds for something and to cover any losses
  The tour was underwritten by an electronics company.
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2. transitive and intransitive verb issue insurance: to insure somebody or something by accepting liability for designated losses, or to be in the business of doing this
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3. transitive and intransitive verb agree to buy unsold securities: to guarantee the sale of an issue of securities at a fixed price
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4. transitive verb lend support to somebody or something: to give support to somebody or something, especially by signing a document
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5. transitive verb write beneath other writing: to write something, or add a signature, underneath other written matter
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| [15th century. After Latin subscribere "write underneath, sign"] |
