underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
is underwriting
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present progressiveof underwrite (3rd person singular).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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"It's extreme. The market is underwriting that future uncertainty in a doom-based scenario."
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
Together with the community college and a local real estate developer, it is underwriting a test kitchen where entrepreneurial cooks can have a shot at creating a business.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2020
A judge dismissed the lawsuit in December, but the students plan to appeal, said Dean Fleming, vice president of the Washington-Lee Alumni Association, which is underwriting the cost of the lawsuit.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2019
The Carter Center, which is underwriting the fight against Guinea worm disease, needs to finish that job, Hopkins says.
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 19, 2018
Morgan, which is underwriting the offering, has a 30-day window to buy an additional 1.5 million shares.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2015
