underwrite

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English underwriten, from Old English underwrītan (“to write at the foot of, write under, subscribe”). Compare Dutch onderschrijven (“to endorse”), German unterschreiben (“to sign; endorse”), Danish underskrive (“to sign; endorse”). By surface analysis, under- +‎ write. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʌndəɹaɪt/, /ʌndəˈɹaɪt/ === Verb === underwrite (third-person singular simple present underwrites, present participle underwriting, simple past underwrote or (archaic) underwrit, past participle underwritten or (archaic) underwrit) (transitive) To write below or under; subscribe. (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To subscribe (a document, policy etc.) with one's name. (transitive) To sign; to put one's name to. (transitive) To agree to pay by signing one's name; subscribe. (transitive) Specifically, to assume financial responsibility for something, and guarantee it against failure. (intransitive, insurance) To act as an underwriter. (transitive) To support, lend support to, guarantee the basis of. (obsolete, transitive) To submit to; put up with. ==== Derived terms ==== underwriter underwriting ==== Translations ==== == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈun.derˌwriː.te/ IPA(key): /ˈun.derˌwri.te/ === Verb === underwrīte inflection of underwrītan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive === Verb === underwrite inflection of underwrītan: second-person singular preterite indicative singular preterite subjunctive