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
Interscope Records is underwriting a chunk of “Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2022
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
Many saw it as a bargaining tactic, and indeed the club agreed to pay $45 million to remain in its home, money that is underwriting the co-op’s renovations.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2014
