verb
underwrite
Underwrite (verb) means to write your name underneath something, especially to show your agreement.
verb
1
To write your name underneath something, especially to show your agreement.
2
To sign a document, such as an insurance policy, to show that you accept its terms.
3
To sign something, or affix one's signature to it.
4
To promise, by putting your signature on something, that you will pay for it.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English underwriten, which developed from Old English underwrītan (“to write at the foot of, write under, subscribe”). Compare Dutch onderschrijven (“to endorse”), German unterschreiben (“to sign; endorse”) and Danish underskrive (“to sign; endorse”). By surface analysis, it is under- + write.
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What is the meaning of underwrite?
"underwrite" (verb) means to write your name underneath something, especially to show your agreement.
What is another word for underwrite?
Other words for "underwrite" include subvention, insure, subvent, cover.
What are the different meanings of underwrite?
"underwrite" has 3 main meanings: 1. To write your name underneath something, especially to show your agreement; 2. To sign a document, such as an insurance policy, to show that you accept its terms; 3. To sign something, or affix one's signature to it.
