TO UNDERWRITE

Definition: UNDERWRITE

1. Guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was subvented by a bank".

2. Protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this".

Specialty Definition: TO UNDERWRITE

Non-Fiction Usage: TO UNDERWRITE

Subject	Topic	Quote
Business		If data cannot be provided to convince the operator that a new destination or product will be a revenue producer, it may be necessary to underwrite a portion of the catalog production for the first year until the destination or product has had an opportunity to prove itself to the tour operator. (references)
Civil Liberties	Dominican Republic	These include the use of public funds to underwrite some church expenses, such as rehabilitation of church facilities, and a complete waiver of customs duties when importing goods into the country. (references)
Economic History	Ecuador	Local distributors expect their foreign suppliers to underwrite sales promotion, support and training. (references)
Political Economy	PHILIPPINES	Securities underwriting companies not established under Philippine law are not allowed to underwrite securities for the Philippine market, but may underwrite Philippine issues for foreign markets. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Modern Translation: TO UNDERWRITE

Language		Translations for "TO UNDERWRITE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		tegne sig for, garantere for eller deltage i garantier. (various references)

Dutch		intekenen (reserve), inschrijven (record, register), emissiegaranties geven. (various references)

Finnish		sitoutua ostamaan osakkeita. (various references)

French		souscrire ferme, souscrire (to submit an offer for, to subscribe for, to tender). (various references)

German		fest übernehmen, übernehmen (accept, adopt, assume, borrow, buy, defray, derive, take, take on, take over, to adopt, to take on, to take over, undertake, undertaken). (various references)

Greek		αναλαμβάνω την έκδοση. (various references)

Hungarian		jegyez (részvényt), hajóbiztosítást vállal, aláír (set one's hand to, sign, subscribe, to sign, to subscribe, undersign, underwrite). (various references)

Italian		sottoscrivere (sign, subscribe, subscribe to, underwrite). (various references)

Pig Latin		otay erwriteunday

Portuguese		tomar firme. (various references)

Spanish		asegurar una emisión, asegurar la emisión, asegurar (adjust, affirm, anchor, assert, assure, beat up, belay, ensure, fasten, fix, guarantee, insure, latch, make certain, profess, reeve, secure, tread in, underwrite, warrant). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: TO UNDERWRITE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-e-i-n-o-r-r-t-t-u-w"
	-2 letters: underwrite, underwrote.
	-3 letters: rewritten, underwire, unworried.
	-4 letters: deuteron, interred, interrow, intorted, intruder, ironweed, oriented, outrider, outwrite, reorient, rerouted, retinted, retinued, retorted, returned, reunited, reuniter, rewinder, rottener, tenorite, tortured, towerier, trendier, troutier, turreted, undertow, unwetted, unwitted, wintered, winterer, wonderer, worrited.
	-5 letters: denture, dernier, detinue, dinette, dottier, dourine, downier, drowner, endower, erodent, erudite, intrude, nerdier, nettier.
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Domain	Definition
Finance	To agree to buy new shares if they are not bought by other people by signing the share offer. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.