as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
Most festivals have a larger, for-profit backer that underwrites those expenses.
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Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
This occurs because the banks that underwrite the stock offer the listing price to large clients, leaving retail investors to scramble for shares on the open market.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
During her time at the Treasury, critics charged Yellen used the levers of debt issuance to underwrite a ballooning national debt.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
For example, Spanberger wants to use Virginia tax dollars to underwrite health-insurance premiums on the Obamacare marketplace.
—Judge Glock, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
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Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
This occurs because the banks that underwrite the stock offer the listing price to large clients, leaving retail investors to scramble for shares on the open market.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
During her time at the Treasury, critics charged Yellen used the levers of debt issuance to underwrite a ballooning national debt.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
For example, Spanberger wants to use Virginia tax dollars to underwrite health-insurance premiums on the Obamacare marketplace.
—Judge Glock, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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The Senate passed a package funding huge chunks of the federal government through September but setting a two-week stopwatch on the expiration of Homeland Security funding.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Speaking out, the chief’s supporters say, risks inviting backlash from the White House and could also affect the long pipeline of federal money the department relies on, for instance, to help fund de-escalation training for officers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The company that financed it, Amazon MGM Studios, still has a long way to go to break even.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Altman, with his own curiosities about the efficacy of the payments, helped finance a series of experiments on basic universal income from his OpenResearch project, beginning in 2020.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the same time, landlords are also marketing amenities and subsidizing tenant improvement costs.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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As Sportico has previously reported, UMass subsidized 80% of its athletics costs in the previous fiscal year, which was the highest number in all of FBS.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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