underwrite
verb (used with object)
to write under or at the foot of, especially under other written matter.
were 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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The lenders to First Brands believed they were underwriting at roughly five times leverage.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 22, 2026
Former patient Viva Symanski said that during a 2014 appointment, Tyndall showed pictures of Patricio and the younger woman and said he and his wife were underwriting the woman’s business degree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2018
They were underwriting the very stocks they were also touting, making the investing public dupes helping the banks generate enormous fees.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2012
