Definitions
guarantee financial support of
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“The broker who procures the insurance […]ought not, by underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of his unbiased testimony.”
“Diſguiſe the holy ſtrength of their command: / And vnder write in an obſeruing kinde”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Financially back”10 letters
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