as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
Companies that adopt it will identify targets faster, underwrite deals with greater confidence, streamline diligence and integration, and, ultimately, deliver higher shareholder returns than competitors.
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Sarah Elk, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Accordingly, the fact that the very people who presided over such spectacular failure have been removed from the equation (and that taxpayers won't be underwriting such a boondoggle) is a net positive for the country.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The realization that Washington is no longer willing to underwrite European and Ukrainian security has prompted the Europeans to make moves of their own.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Elk, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
But is this form of carbon capture – underwritten by the fossil fuel industry – an effective means to address climate change?
—David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Accordingly, the fact that the very people who presided over such spectacular failure have been removed from the equation (and that taxpayers won't be underwriting such a boondoggle) is a net positive for the country.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
The realization that Washington is no longer willing to underwrite European and Ukrainian security has prompted the Europeans to make moves of their own.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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That’s bad news for those relying at least in part on their stock portfolio to realize short-term goals, such as buying a home or funding an imminent retirement.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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The contracts funded services to help refugees, unaccompanied refugee minors, asylees, and victims of human trafficking and torture.—
April Rubin,
Axios,
7 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, Russia is believed to have directly financed the election campaigns of candidates friendly to its interests.—
Josh Holder,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Little River project will be financed by a combination of private investment, which Swerdlow said has already been secured, and the sale of federal tax credits designed to support affordable housing development.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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The unions pushed back on that, arguing that the incentive should be used to keep as many jobs in California as possible, and not to subsidize projects primarily filmed in other states or overseas.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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Private bus companies, in the 1950s and 1960s, were fiscal failures and nation wide those services were converted into transit districts that were state and federally subsidized.—
George Pohorilak,
Hartford Courant,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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