underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
was underwriting
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past progressiveof underwrite.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Giraldo said that his family was poor, and that “a friend” was underwriting his American legal costs.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2016
When asked about the lawsuits, Gawker issued a statement criticizing Mr. Thiel’s “twisted scheme to destroy a news organization” and demanded that he be transparent about which cases he was underwriting.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2016
Now imagine that you were told, by both your officers and by the Afghan government that your country was underwriting, that you were forbidden from searching inside buildings after the sun went down.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2011
Worse, in J&J's view, at the bottom of the ad was a message that Whitehall-Robins Healthcare was underwriting the reprint "as a public service."
From Time Magazine Archive
Thus, in effect, as a prospective purchaser of further vast amounts, it was underwriting the speculation in the pit.
From Time Magazine Archive
