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underwrite

[uhn-der-rahyt, uhn-der-rahyt] / ˌʌn dərˈraɪt, ˈʌn dərˌraɪt /


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Enter the Mortgage Bankers Association, which is lobbying the Administration to let lenders underwrite mortgages based on a single credit report.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

That means that lenders will underwrite Meta or Microsoft’s investment-grade credit quality instead of CoreWeave’s non-investment-grade rating.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

As public funding for higher education has eroded, universities have increasingly turned to wealthy donors to underwrite major projects and supplement budgets by endowing professorships and research centers.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

Analysts often issue positive coverage on new stocks, especially if their firms were involved as investment bankers that helped underwrite the deal.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Somebody called and asked about ordering an ID card, the cottage industry that at fifty bucks a pop will help underwrite their contemplated move to Chicago.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz