underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
had underwritten
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past perfectof underwrite.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Credit Suisse had underwritten the SPAC’s IPO and acted as an adviser to Paysafe on the subsequent merger.
From Reuters ● May 11, 2022
Last September, in New York, I met a cadre of Guo Pei stalwarts who had underwritten a luncheon benefit at the Pierre hotel.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 21, 2016
Before the 1820s, a code of deference had underwritten the republic’s political order.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
From 2004-06, Armstrong was involved in a protracted legal case with SCA Promotions, which had underwritten half his win bonus for the 2004 race.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 16, 2012
In the meantime J. P. Morgan and Company had underwritten the bonds of the Harper publishing house and the elder Morgan asked Harvey to take charge of the institution.
From The Mirrors of Washington by John Kirby
