underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
are underwriting
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present progressiveof underwrite.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Investors are underwriting Tesla as an AI platform with physical endpoints,” Shay Boloor, chief market strategist at Futurum Equities, told MarketWatch over email.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 27, 2026
Startups and venture-capital investors so far are underwriting such losses, much as Uber Technologies once subsidized ride prices for users to build a market, Terry said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2025
Richard Worley and wife Leslie Miller, who live in suburban Bryn Mawr, are underwriting the name change with a $25 million gift to the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center, which united in 2021.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
Ford Motor Co. and General Dynamics are underwriting the evening, Tetreault added.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 20, 2021
Barclays and BNP Paribas advised Air Liquide and are underwriting the bridge financing.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2015
