- past participle of underwrite.
underwritten
Example Sentences
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Citi reduces its 2026 through 2027 remittances estimate by 4.5% due to lower pension buyout volumes underwritten at a reduced margin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
You can try anytime, but in all but a couple of states the policies are medically underwritten.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
The US wants "a genuinely stable equilibrium" and wants to "preserve the conditions that have long underwritten peace and prosperity in this region", he added.
From BBC ● May 30, 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
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