Definitions for underwrote
underwrote
un·der·wrote
Spelling: [uhn-der-roht, uhn-der-roht]
IPA: /ˌʌn dərˈroʊt, ˈʌn dərˌroʊt/
Underwrote is a 10 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 369 anagrams from letters in underwrote (deenorrtuw).
Definitions for underwrote
verb
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simple past tense of underwrite.
verb (used with object)
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to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
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to sign one's name, as to a document.
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to show agreement with or to support by or as if by signing one's name to, as a statement or decision.
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to bind oneself to contribute a sum of money to (an undertaking):
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to guarantee the sale of (a security issue to be offered to the public for subscription).
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Insurance.
to write one's name at the end of (a policy), thereby becoming liable in case of certain losses specified in the policy.
to insure.
to assume liability to the extent of (a specified sum) by way of insurance.
to select or rate (risks) for insurance.
verb (used without object)
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to underwrite something.
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to carry on the business of an underwriter.
Origin of underwrote
1400-50; late Middle English, translation of Latin subscrībere to write underneath, sign, subscribe
Examples for underwrote
Three of the men who underwrote him have got an advance on their remittances from him—Charley Baringstokes one of them.
They insured their own risks at one moment and underwrote those of their friends the next.