- past participle of underwrite.
underwritten
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Insurers have been buying private credit underwritten by their new owners or issued by a company controlled by them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
Longer-term loans underwritten by the DSRB’s prime rating could smooth out funding while cutting the risk premium arms contractors face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The character is underwritten but Jolie picks up much of the slack through her silently shattered expression.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Not until the financial crisis did he, or the Fed, realize that badly underwritten mortgages were now scattered throughout the financial system, threatening its very survival.
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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