as in financing
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwriting
Family offices and credit funds are more comfortable underwriting regulatory complexity in exchange for control and long-term positioning.
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The era of individual banks underwriting large projects — from transport corridors to energy and mining — is effectively over, said Charles Russon, Absa’s head for Africa regions.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Rolex is effectively underwriting the pipeline that will keep mechanical watchmaking viable for the next century.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
All of this revenue and all of the money that's washing around to this system is tax sheltered and tax advantaged, which means that on a certain level, taxpayers are underwriting this across the board.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, the conservative majority has expanded executive power, underwriting sweeping criminal immunity for the President, last year, and largely siding with the Administration to stay lower-court injunctions against it.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
That led to him underwriting and commanding the first all-civilian private space flight in history, September 2021's Inspiration4 orbital mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the sole investment bank underwriting Dynamix III’s IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Insurance executives told the FT that the industry lacks the capacity to handle the kind of systemic, large-scale losses AI models could trigger, reflecting the sector’s broader unease about underwriting the unprecedented risks posed by generative AI providers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The era of individual banks underwriting large projects — from transport corridors to energy and mining — is effectively over, said Charles Russon, Absa’s head for Africa regions.
—Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Rolex is effectively underwriting the pipeline that will keep mechanical watchmaking viable for the next century.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2025
All of this revenue and all of the money that's washing around to this system is tax sheltered and tax advantaged, which means that on a certain level, taxpayers are underwriting this across the board.
—Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
On the other hand, the conservative majority has expanded executive power, underwriting sweeping criminal immunity for the President, last year, and largely siding with the Administration to stay lower-court injunctions against it.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
That led to him underwriting and commanding the first all-civilian private space flight in history, September 2021's Inspiration4 orbital mission aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule launched by a Falcon 9 rocket.
—PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the sole investment bank underwriting Dynamix III’s IPO.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Insurance executives told the FT that the industry lacks the capacity to handle the kind of systemic, large-scale losses AI models could trigger, reflecting the sector’s broader unease about underwriting the unprecedented risks posed by generative AI providers.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriting
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Chinese lending to Africa has plummeted, new data showed, reflecting a shift in focus to strategic investments on the continent and a lower risk appetite for financing infrastructure projects.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Another area of interest are the options for financing indie films.—
Vanessa Franko,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Beyond providing shelter, parents are funding their kids well into adulthood, Ameriprise also found.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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The footage was initially commissioned by Disney and shot for use in the company’s then weekly ABC series, which was funding the park.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 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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This, means of course, your solar neighbor is subsidizing the electric company.—
Joshua Pearce,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Underwriting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwriting. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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