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 Insurance, however, wasn't as good, with underwriting earnings falling 13% and insurance investment income dropping 9%. — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026 Evaluating those opportunities requires underwriting the asset and the business plan — not simply the borrower’s personal financial profile. — Malana Vantyker, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026 Nearly all the grants underwriting the project have now run out, except for money the county of Maui earmarked in July to keep the study running until the end of 2026. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026 Levi’s, bourbon brand Maker’s Mark and Jolie, a beauty wellness company focused on water are underwriting the market. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 Break the Bonds is a national effort to end investment in Israel Bonds, financial instruments that act as unrestricted loans to the Israeli government, underwriting Israel’s atrocities in Gaza and beyond. — Danny Kaplowitz, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026 According to program officials 138 higher education institutions were underwriting Merit Scholarship awards this year. — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwriting
  1. financing
  2. funding
  3. subsidizing
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  • Cloud providers are capturing the first commercial returns, with chipmakers selling the picks and shovels and Wall Street financing the build-out.
    — Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The consortium was tasked with designing, building and financing the project, and operating and maintaining the people mover for 25 years after its completion.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of financing
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  • From 1908 until his death in 1947, he was largely confined to the property’s main home under specialized psychiatric care, while Katherine lived elsewhere, diligently funding research to find a cure.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
  • But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes.
    — David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of funding
Verb
  • The intent is to win fast, but the capital that should fund growth ends up subsidizing speed.
    — Ashish Srimal, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The first terawatt was mostly rich countries subsidizing the installation of solar, with China and poor countries still finding photovoltaics too expensive.
    — Akshat Rathi, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of subsidizing

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