underwrite
verb🔊/ˌʌndəˈraɪt/
🔊/ˌʌndərˈraɪt/
(specialist)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they underwrite | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈraɪt/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈraɪt/ |
| he / she / it underwrites | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈraɪts/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈraɪts/ |
| past simple underwrote | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈrəʊt/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈrəʊt/ |
| past participle underwritten | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈrɪtn/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈrɪtn/ |
| -ing form underwriting | 🔊/ˌʌndəˈraɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌʌndərˈraɪtɪŋ/ |
- underwrite something
to accept financial responsibility for an activity so that you will pay for special costs or for losses it may make 承担经济责任（包括支付特别费用或损失） The British government ended up underwriting the entire project. 结果整个项目的费用都由英国政府承担。 The record company may underwrite the costs of a band’s first tour. 唱片公司可以承担乐队首次巡回演出的费用。
- underwrite something
to accept responsibility for an insurance policy so that you will pay money in case loss or damage happens 承担保险责任；承保 - underwrite something
to agree to buy shares that are not bought by the public when new shares are offered for sale 包销，承销（未获认购的新发行股份）