underwrote

verb

past tense of underwrite
as in financed
to provide money for a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition

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Recent Examples of underwrote However, for its loan to The British Museum, the UK Treasury officially underwrote the artifact with a provisional valuation of £800 million (approximately $1 billion USD). — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Higher-for-longer separates managers who underwrote a downside case from managers who underwrote a refinancing that never came. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026 French money underwrote the American Revolution, bankrupting Louis XVI’s government and paving the way for their own revolution within a decade of the end of the American war. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Soon enough, there was the Giorgio Armani retrospective at the Guggenheim, and JPMorgan Chase underwrote the opening day of the new MoMA, which had spent half a billion dollars to rebuild itself. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 The bank initially underwrote EA’s financing on a sole basis late last year, when pricing and terms were at their tightest. — Claire Ruckin, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026 Still, the funds largely underwrote the college’s Promise Program, which covers tuition, books, and supplies for roughly 1,800 local students each year. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 More recently, in 2017, Lorre underwrote major renovations at the center that added exam rooms and space for counseling and health education. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026 Partners now sharing in the effort In 2024, Auto Experts underwrote the entire cost of everything for Autos of Love — from vehicle refurbishment to marketing, catering, event hosting for the giveaway, and even photo/video production. — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrote
  1. financed
  2. funded
  3. subsidized
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  • The acquisition will be financed with debt, and the company expects to prioritize reducing leverage over the next two years.
    — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026
  • In features, Doran co-wrote the Netflix film Outlaw King starring Chris Pine and directed by David Mackenzie, with her upcoming movie Henry, financed by StudioCanal and starring Ralph Fiennes, shooting this year.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of financed
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  • Walsh, who also has children in the district, said the Patriot Mobile PAC funded candidates who were elected put politics above working with kids.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The group Brin helped set up, Building a Better California, funded a deluge of ads featuring firefighters, teachers and Newsom that saturated California’s airwaves and social media feeds this fall.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of funded
Verb
  • How many people lost health care Hamilton criticized cuts to premium tax credits that subsidized insurance on the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Except now, under this program, white flight is not a problem to be solved but an outcome to be embraced and even subsidized through the federal tax code.
    — Denise Forte, Baltimore Sun, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of subsidized

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“Underwrote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrote. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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