to invest money to help someone to start a new project
We are looking for someone to underwrite our newstadium.
Synonyms and related words
To invest money
hedge
taper
have skin in the game
2
businessto protect someone from loss with an insurance policy
Synonyms and related words
Insuring and insurance
actuarial
actuary
a good/bad risk
2a
businessto protect a company from loss by agreeing to buy any remaining shares that are not bought by the public when the shares first become available for sale
Synonyms and related words
Insuring and insurance
actuarial
actuary
a good/bad risk
underwrite
verb transitive
US /ˌʌndərˈraɪt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
underwrite
he/she/it
underwrites
present participle
underwriting
past tense
underwrote
past participle
underwritten
DEFINITIONS2
1
to invest money to help someone to start a new project
We are looking for someone to underwrite our newstadium.
Synonyms and related words
To invest money
hedge
taper
have skin in the game
2
businessto protect someone from loss with an insurance policy
Synonyms and related words
Insuring and insurance
actuarial
actuary
adjuster
2a
businessto protect a company from loss by agreeing to buy any remaining stock that is not bought by the public when the stock first becomes available for sale