underwrite
Example Sentences
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“They want to underwrite on a deal by deal basis, they want to understand what they are investing in,” he says.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
The big investment banks are gearing up for the biggest IPO in history as they underwrite Elon Musk’s rocket-launch company.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Wells Fargo Chief Financial Officer Michael Santomassimo told analysts in November that “we underwrite every one” of the roughly 2,800 or 3,000 loans in the portfolio financing private-credit firms lending to middle-market companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Investment banking went on to underwrite construction of the railroad, the telephone, and an industrial revolution that turned America into an economic and military superpower.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
Luckily, Simba Quix was still willing to underwrite my expenses, and I was able to continue playing tennis each afternoon, instead of being out working to pay my way through school.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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