underwritten

Example Sentences

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“As with all investments, PIK investments are underwritten with the same discipline as cash pay loans, with a strong focus on structure, leverage, and exit protections.”

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

I would have to name my estate as beneficiary and then, after the policy is underwritten, change the beneficiary to whomever I want.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

The countermeasures are underwritten by a political organization called Building a Better California, which has received $57 million from Brin as well as $36 million from other California billionaires and business leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Translated to the screen, her already underwritten — and always strangely named — characters look even less like real humans with real motivations.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

This prophecy is underwritten by the tendency of the rich to do this already.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck