Underwrite



GRE

解释

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• v. 同意负担...的费用;为...保险

Webster Collegiate

verb (underwrote; underwritten; underwriting)

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to write under or at the end of something else
  • 2. to set one's name to (an insurance policy) for the purpose of thereby becoming answerable for a designated loss or damage on consideration of receiving a premium percent ; insure on life or property; also to assume liability for (a sum or risk) as an insurer
  • 3. to subscribe to ; agree to
  • 4.
    • a. to agree to purchase (as security issue) usually on a fixed date at a fixed price with a view to public distribution
    • b. to guarantee financial support of <underwrite a project>
• intransitive verb
  • to work as an underwriter

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