UNDERWRITE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNDERWRITE?

Need another word that means the same as “underwrite”? Find 25 synonyms and 30 related words for “underwrite” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Underwrite” are: subvent, subvention, cover, insure, sponsor, support, back, indemnify, provide security for, take the risk for, subsidize, contribute to, pay for, provide capital for, finance, fund, write, inscribe, pen, pencil, scribble, scrawl, dash off, put, add

Underwrite as a Verb

Definitions of "Underwrite" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “underwrite” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Guarantee financial support of.
• (of a bank or other financial institution) pledge to buy all the unsold shares in (an issue of new shares.
• Sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs.
• Undertake to finance or otherwise support or guarantee (something.
• Write (something) below something else, especially other written matter.
• Accept (a liability or risk) under the terms of an insurance policy.
• Protect by insurance.

Synonyms of "Underwrite" as a verb (25 Words)

add	Make an addition to join or combine or unite with others increase the quality quantity size or scope of. The suite will add a touch of class to your bedroom.
back	Cause to move backwards. My garage backs their yard.
contribute to	Contribute to some cause.
cover	Provide with a covering or cause to be covered. The insurance won t cover this.
dash off	Run or move very quickly or hastily.
finance	Obtain or provide money for. Can we finance the addition to our home.
fund	Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. The World Bank refused to fund the project.
indemnify	Secure against future loss, damage, or liability; give security for. Each of the parties shall indemnify me for all reasonable costs of defending such actions and proceedings.
inscribe	Draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible. A regular polygon inscribed in a circle.
insure	Take out insurance for. Businesses can insure against exchange rate fluctuations.
pay for	Make a compensation for.
pen	Write or compose. Olivia penned award winning poetry.
pencil	Write draw or colour with a pencil. He penciled a figure.
provide capital for	Take measures in preparation for.
provide security for	Give something useful or necessary to.
put	Put into a certain place or abstract location. He was put in charge of civil defence.
scrawl	Write (something) in a hurried, careless way. Charlie scrawled his signature.
scribble	Write for a living or as a hobby. Hastily he scribbled in the margin.
sponsor	Assume sponsorship of. The USA sponsored negotiations between the two sides.
subsidize	Secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces. The mining industry continues to be subsidized.
subvent	Support or assist by the payment of a subvention. Most of the projects had been subvented rather than controlled by government.
subvention	Guarantee financial support of.
support	Support materially or financially. He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam.
take the risk for	Receive willingly something given or offered.
write	Create code write a computer program. He couldn t read or write.

Usage Examples of "Underwrite" as a verb

• The individuals whose assets support underwriting at Lloyd's.
• The purchase is being paid for by a share issue, which has been underwritten.
• The policy, underwritten at Lloyd's, indemnifies trustees against loss arising from wrongful acts.
• The insurance companies have underwritten just over half the risk.
• Each subscriber should underwrite his reason for the place he allots his candidate.
• They were willing to underwrite, in part, the construction of a ship.

Associations of "Underwrite" (30 Words)

amortize	Transfer (land) to a corporation in mortmain. Eighty per cent of the proceeds has been used to amortize the public debt.
ante	Put up an amount as an ante in poker or brag and similar games. The owners have to ante up if they want to attract the best talent.
appropriation	A sum of money allocated officially for a particular use. Success in obtaining appropriations for projects.
assuring	Giving confidence.
bank	Put into a bank account. A bank of snow.
borrow	Allow (a certain distance) when playing a shot to compensate for sideways motion of the ball due to a slope or other irregularity. The term is borrowed from Greek.
disbursement	The act of spending or disbursing money. They established a committee to supervise the disbursement of aid.
endowment	The act of endowing with a permanent source of income. His generous endowment of the laboratory came just in the nick of time.
ensure	Make certain that (something) will occur or be the case. This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us.
expenditure	The act of consuming something. The expenditure of taxpayers money.
finance	Sell or provide on credit. The club s finances are stretched to the limit.
fund	Place or store up in a fund for accumulation. The World Bank refused to fund the project.
funding	The action or practice of providing funding. The public funding of litigation remains a core question.
guarantee	Provide a guarantee for. Preparation will guarantee success.
installment	A payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals.
insure	Secure or protect someone against (a possible contingency. The table should be insured for 2 500.
investment	An act of devoting time, effort, or energy to a particular undertaking with the expectation of a worthwhile result. Freezers really are a good investment for the elderly.
lend	(of a thing) be suitable for. Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company.
lender	Someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters. A mortgage lender.
loan	An act of lending something to someone. She offered to buy him dinner in return for the loan of the flat.
mortgage	A deed effecting a mortgage. A 60 000 mortgage.
overdue	(of a woman) not having had a menstrual period at the expected time. Reform is now overdue.
policyholder	A person or group in whose name an insurance policy is held.
proceeds	Money obtained from an event or activity. Proceeds from the event will go to aid the work of the charity.
prove	Prove formally demonstrate by a mathematical formal proof. Firearms proved for black powder should not be used with smokeless ammunition.
refinance	Finance (something) again, typically with new loans at a lower rate of interest. Companies must refinance 20 billion of warrants and bonds.
repayment	An amount of money paid back. Minimum monthly repayments.
subsidize	Pay part of the cost of producing (something) to keep the selling price low. The government subsidizes basic goods including sugar petroleum and wheat.
trustee	A person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another’s benefit. Pension fund trustees.
unpaid	Not paid. Unpaid bills.