Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The practice or business of an underwriter. See
underwriter .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The business of an underwriter
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
underwrite .
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Examples
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I suggested that she report the facts to the Attorney General, the FBI, the state insurance department, the mortgage lender and the title underwriting company, oh, and also the Dept. of HUD.
Lenderama 2009
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This kind of underwriting is a feature of many public media models.
Global Voices in English » Global Voices develops alternative revenue streams 2009
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J.P. Morgan and RBS will be involved in underwriting the deal, according to one of the people.
Fortescue Readies $2 Billion Bond Offer Michael Aneiro 2010
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Some consumer groups have advocated a moratorium on the use of credit histories in underwriting car, home and health insurance.
Car Insurers Defend Their Credit-Score Use Leslie Scism 2010
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Some consumer groups have advocated a moratorium on the use of credit histories in underwriting car, home and health insurance.
Auto-Insurer Review Pared Back Leslie Scism 2010
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As the HRW reports demonstrates, DAG and the donor countries "have done little to address the problem [aid abuse/misuse] or tackle their own role in underwriting government repression ... even though they recognize [civil and political rights] to be central to sustainable socioeconomic development."
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Feed Them and Bleed Them Alemayehu G. Mariam 2010
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The firm continues to build a cash equities business, as are several other banks, hoping to capitalize on an expected upswing in underwriting assignments as well as a revenue boost from trading.
Evercore Net Rises 33% on Fee Surge Liz Moyer 2010
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From Romania to Catalonia to Iceland, cultural institutes and agencies are subsidizing publication of books in English, underwriting the training of translators, encouraging their writers to tour in the United States, submitting to American marketing and promotional techniques they may have previously shunned and exploiting existing niches in the publishing industry.
How Translated Books Get Funded nytimes.com 2010
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From Romania to Catalonia to Iceland, cultural institutes and agencies are subsidizing publication of books in English, underwriting the training of translators, encouraging their writers to tour in the United States, submitting to American marketing and promotional techniques they may have previously shunned and exploiting existing niches in the publishing industry.
How Translated Books Get Funded nytimes.com 2010
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From Romania to Catalonia to Iceland, cultural institutes and agencies are subsidizing publication of books in English, underwriting the training of translators, encouraging their writers to tour in the United States, submitting to American marketing and promotional techniques they may have previously shunned and exploiting existing niches in the publishing industry.
How Translated Books Get Funded nytimes.com 2010
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