underwrite
Example Sentences
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He added that investors who held positions in Microsoft thinking it was a free-cash-flow play now “are being asked to underwrite a capital-intensity cycle they didn’t sign up for.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Most lenders look at a ratio of 1.3 to 1.4 times range to underwrite.
From Barron's • Jun. 20, 2026
“They want to underwrite on a deal by deal basis, they want to understand what they are investing in,” he says.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
“Private credit is just credit. You underwrite it well and it performs. You underwrite it poorly, and it doesn’t.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Luckily, Simba Quix was still willing to underwrite my expenses, and I was able to continue playing tennis each afternoon, instead of being out working to pay my way through school.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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