underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
underwritten
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past participleof underwrite.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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The district letter alleged Carvalho’s undisclosed travel costs were underwritten by education companies that included Scholastic, for a 2022 trip to a board of directors meeting and another event in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
When home prices stopped rising, home building turned down and delinquencies mounted on poorly underwritten mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The underwritten offerings are being led by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, with Goldman acting as the private placement agent on the Berkshire transaction.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
