underwriting

verb

present participle of underwrite
as in financing
to provide money for a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition

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Recent Examples of underwriting Of the non-interest revenues, Canadian banks also made money from underwriting and advising deals from large businesses and wealth management fees, both of which are highly profitable if the stock market is performing well overall. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 9 July 2026 The bet underwriting those marks is that durable value in AI accrues to the model layer. — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026 So for traders looking to generate income rather than protect existing equity, the real edge lies in underwriting the downside. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 June 2026 This year, 138 higher education institutions are underwriting Merit Scholarship awards through the National Merit Scholarship Program. — Holly Andres, Daily News, 3 June 2026 Merchants underwriting transatlantic voyages spread the risk of early global trade. — Jim Williamson, Fortune, 26 May 2026 Nearly two dozen banks will be underwriting the IPO and offering shares to investors, including Goldman Sachs, Bank of America and Citigroup. — Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 Advisors and operators who understand that distinction early will strategically be better positioned than those still underwriting the category as a cultivation story alone. — Thomas Andersen, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2026 Even traditional lock-ups can be waived by the banks underwriting the IPO, as happened after Beyond Meat soared 800% in its first three months as a public company, to nearly $235. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriting
  1. financing
  2. funding
  3. subsidizing
Verb
  • This leads central bankers to ask who is financing the build out, and the long-term stability in doing so.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • Examples range from financing community cooling centers and supporting ecosystem restoration to helping smallholder farmers in supply chains adopt practices such as crop diversification and rainwater storage that build resilience to drought.
    — Sylvain Johansson, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of financing
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  • Abruzzo, the county administrator, insisted none of those projects have been put on hold and the county will not be redirecting airport funds to the renaming effort — despite the airport website’s claim about airport revenues funding the effort.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • This older plan included funding the design of the Broadmore Bridge’s replacement.
    — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026
Definition of funding
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  • To acknowledge this calculation, platforms should group rides and deliveries into tight, localized clusters instead of heavily subsidizing long, isolated routes, in recognition that drivers prioritize route efficiency.
    — Christopher S. Tang, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
  • But taxpayers should not be subsidizing corporate labor costs while Washington walks away from its commitments.
    — Dave Cortese, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of subsidizing

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