underwriting
- present participle of underwrite.
Example Sentences
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Under existing laws, banks have to maintain safe underwriting practices to protect against systemic defaults and their own failure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Venture capitalist and conservative activist Peter Thiel served as his mentor, funding his career in finance and underwriting Vance’s own business.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The syndicate of investment banks underwriting the SpaceX IPO, which was the largest and most highly-touted IPO in history, accepted a fee of only 0.7%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026
Goldman led the way, underwriting External link offerings from retail titans including F.W.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
Given to mystical preoccupations, this android proposed the group escape attempt, underwriting it ideologically with a pretentious fiction as to the sacredness of so-called android “life.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
