underwrite
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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
When the lender doesn’t bear the risk of a loan going bad, there is no incentive to underwrite it carefully.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
The big investment banks are gearing up for the biggest IPO in history as they underwrite Elon Musk’s rocket-launch company.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
All that was left was the furniture that was absolutely necessary, the silver candelabra and table service, for the everyday utensils had been sold one by one to underwrite the costs of her education.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Vocabulary lists containing underwrite
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