underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
underwrote
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past tense formof underwrite.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Starting with the Space Race, the U.S. military underwrote a decadeslong partnership with American business that also remade global commerce.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
The Insolvency Service, a branch of the Department of Business and Trade, ran the company and underwrote its losses after it collapsed in 2019.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
She underwrote curatorial travel, including a 1997 trip to the Johannesburg Biennial, where a cohort of American curators, among them Nancy Spector and Thelma Golden, encountered a genuinely global art world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
In late October, brokerage industry regulator Finra started conducting a “review of firm practices” at the multiple firms that underwrote small-cap foreign IPOs between 2023 and September of this year.
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
A venerable bank underwrote the construction of the new meeting hall.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
