One entry found for underwrite.

Main Entry: un·der·write
Pronunciation: n-d(r)-rt, n-d(r)-rt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): under·wrote /-rt, -rt/; under·writ·ten /-rit-n, -rit-n/; under·writ·ing /-rt-i, -rt-/
1 : to write under or at the end of something else
2 : to set one's name to (an insurance policy) and thereby agree to insure against specified loss or damage
3 : to agree to
4 a : to agree to purchase (as security issue) usually on a fixed date at a fixed price with a plan of distribution to the public b : to guarantee financial support of <underwrite an expedition>
- un·der·writ·er /n-d(r)-rt-r/ noun