Underwritten

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Underwrite \Un`der*write"\, v. t. [imp. {Underwrote}, Obs.
     {Underwrit}; p. p. {Underwritten}, Obs. {Underwrit}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Underwriting}.]
     1. To write under something else; to subscribe.
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              What addition and change I have made I have here
              underwritten.                         --Bp.
                                                    Sanderson.
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     2. To subscribe one's name to for insurance, especially for
        marine insurance; to write one's name under, or set one's
        name to, as a policy of insurance, for the purpose of
        becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration
        of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals,
        as well as companies, may underwrite policies of
        insurance. --B. Jonson.
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              The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by
              underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of
              his unbiased testimony.               --Marshall.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  underwritten
       See {underwrite}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  underwrite
       v 1: guarantee financial support of; "The opera tour was
            subvented by a bank" [syn: {subvention}, {subvent}]
       2: protect by insurance; "The insurance won't cover this" [syn:
           {cover}, {insure}]
       [also: {underwrote}, {underwritten}]