- past participle of underwrite.
underwritten
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Policies are being underwritten without the usual benefit of a long track record of claims to help set the rate and terms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
The district letter alleged Carvalho’s undisclosed travel costs were underwritten by education companies that included Scholastic, for a 2022 trip to a board of directors meeting and another event in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
When home prices stopped rising, home building turned down and delinquencies mounted on poorly underwritten mortgages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Lee had already underwritten the funeral and sent a wash basket of groceries to the stricken families.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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