underwrite

🇬🇧 UK/'ʌndәrait/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

v.

To financially guarantee or support something; to accept liability for an insurance policy.

承保;为…提供资金保障;签署

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
underother
+
writeother
=underwrite

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Banks underwrite mortgages based on credit history.

  • 2.

    Insurance companies underwrite policies to manage risk.

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