Underwrite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

guarantee financial support of

protect by insurance

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚɹˈaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəɹˈaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəɹˈaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚɹˈaɪt/.

Examples

The opera tour was subvented by a bank
The insurance won't cover this

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cover insure subvention subvent

Parts of Speech

verb	guarantee financial support of “The opera tour was subvented by a bank”
verb	protect by insurance “The insurance won't cover this”

Word Forms

subvention	noun	grant of financial aid as from a government to an educational institution
coverage	noun	the total amount and type of insurance carried
insurer	noun	a financial institution that sells insurance
insurance	noun	promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
underwriter	noun	an agent who sells insurance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

versichern

finanzielle Unterstützung garantieren

🇫🇷French

souscrire

garantir le soutien financier de

🇪🇸Spanish

garantizar el apoyo financiero de

🇮🇹Italian

sottoscrivere

garantire il sostegno finanziario di

🇳🇱Dutch

onderschrijven

financiële steun garanderen van

🇵🇹Portuguese

subscrever

garantir o apoio financeiro de

🇷🇺Russian

гарантировать

гарантировать финансовую поддержку

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीमा कराना

की वित्तीय सहायता की गारंटी दें

🇧🇩Bengali

আন্ডাররাইট

আর্থিক সহায়তার নিশ্চয়তা

🇮🇳Tamil

எழுத்துறுதி

நிதி உதவிக்கு உத்தரவாதம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పూచీకత్తు

యొక్క ఆర్థిక మద్దతు హామీ

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडरराईट

च्या आर्थिक सहाय्याची हमी

🇮🇳Gujarati

અન્ડરરાઈટ

ની નાણાકીય સહાયની ખાતરી આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂಡರ್ರೈಟ್

ಆರ್ಥಿಕ ಬೆಂಬಲವನ್ನು ಖಾತರಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിവരയിടുക

യുടെ സാമ്പത്തിക പിന്തുണ ഉറപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਰਰਾਈਟ

ਦੀ ਵਿੱਤੀ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਦੀ ਗਰੰਟੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

انڈر رائٹ

کی مالی مدد کی ضمانت دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包销

保证财政支持

🇯🇵Japanese

引き受ける

～の財政的支援を保証する

🇰🇷Korean

인수하다

재정적 지원을 보장하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bảo lãnh

đảm bảo hỗ trợ tài chính của

🇹🇭Thai

รับประกัน

รับประกันการสนับสนุนทางการเงินของ

🇮🇩Indonesian

menanggung

menjamin dukungan finansial

🇲🇾Malay

menaja jamin

jaminan sokongan kewangan daripada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اكتتب

ضمان الدعم المالي ل

🇮🇷Persian

پذیره نویسی

تضمین حمایت مالی از

🇹🇷Turkish

sigortalamak

mali desteğini garanti etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחתום

להבטיח תמיכה כספית של

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What is the primary definition of the word 'underwrite'?

The primary meaning of 'underwrite' is 'guarantee financial support of'.

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Using 'underwrite' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'underwrite' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'underwrite' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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