as in to fund
to provide money for
a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition
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Recent Examples of underwrite
Sixth Street is committing capital upfront for Affirm to underwrite short-term installment loans, between four- and six-month timeframes.
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Leslie Picker, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
In August, Girardi was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for him and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
That fund has generated as much as $5 billion a year and has been used to underwrite an assortment of climate programs, from wildfire prevention to high-speed rail.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Today, the values that long underwrote the gallery system and its conventions appear more irreconcilable with the realities of the market than ever before.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Leslie Picker, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
In August, Girardi was found guilty of four counts of wire fraud for embezzling millions of dollars from his law firm’s clients, then using the funds to underwrite a lavish lifestyle for him and his now-estranged wife, reality TV star Erika Girardi.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
That fund has generated as much as $5 billion a year and has been used to underwrite an assortment of climate programs, from wildfire prevention to high-speed rail.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Today, the values that long underwrote the gallery system and its conventions appear more irreconcilable with the realities of the market than ever before.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underwrite
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The governor is also asking lawmakers to transfer $350 million from the state’s coffers to fund the program’s services, according to the draft proposal published by the governor’s office.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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While the state’s attorney general handled the lawsuits, Burgum emphatically supported them, urging state lawmakers last spring to fully fund the legal fights.—
Mary Steurer,
ProPublica,
24 Jan. 2025
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His primarily skill as a dealmaker was financing European co-productions in both scripted and unscripted.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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In this way, this economic work force is both highly exploited by employers, but also, subsidizes important public services.—
London School of Economics,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Historically, driving has come with very few costs for the driver — in fact, most of it, from road infrastructure to free parking, is actively subsidized by the government.—
Andrew J. Hawkins,
The Verge,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Underwrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underwrite. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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