underwrites

verb

present tense third-person singular of underwrite
as in subsidizes
to provide money for a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition

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Recent Examples of underwrites The Elysabeth Kleinhans Theatrical Foundation underwrites most of the cost of our three performance spaces, equipment, and support services. — Brian Beirne, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026 But that spread is the distance between the single best market in America and the average one, measured after the year ended, and nobody underwrites to hindsight. — Tony Julianelle, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Goldman advises hyperscalers, underwrites chip company offerings, and sits at the table with the companies building the very infrastructure Covello was interrogating. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026 The gift underwrites the operational expenses of the foundation, ensuring that every dollar raised directly aids children who will benefit from its support, according to the team. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2026 Most festivals have a larger, for-profit backer that underwrites those expenses. — Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrites
  1. subsidizes
  2. funds
  3. finances
  4. supports
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  • As the government subsidizes these sectors, the price of goods and services rises.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Iceland, long a leader in gender equality, subsidizes childcare, legislates equal wages, gives paid parental leave to both men and women, and has a gender equality act that includes a quota for women on boards.
    — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidizes
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  • Butts said the apparent defeat of BB preserves billboard revenue that funds free kindergarten classes for low-income families, a mobility and diagnostic center for seniors, and a one-time $500 property-tax rebate for every homeowner in the city.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • All proceeds from official merchandise will go to Support Act, the Australian music industry’s charity, which funds short-term financial help and mental health support for music workers in crisis.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of funds
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  • Nvidia is a major OpenAI investor and the primary supplier of the chips that underpin the data centers (which Nvidia also finances) that power OpenAI’s models.
    — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • That money is paired with between $6 million and $12 million from the state’s annual capital bill, which finances infrastructure projects.
    — Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of finances
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  • The agreement supports a broader production expansion intended to triple manufacturing capacity.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The outcome of Tuesday’s elections could slow that spending, with vast consequences for the thousands of jobs and massive amounts of economic development that AI supports.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of supports

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“Underwrites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrites. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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