underwrite
/ˈʌndəraɪt/verb
(past -wrote /-rəʊt/;past participle -written /-ˌrɪtən/)with obj.
1
- sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs签署（保险单）。
1.1
- accept (a liability or risk) in this way通过保险承担（责任或风险）
2
- (of a bank or other financial institution) engage to buy all the unsold shares in (an issue of new shares)（银行或其他金融机构）承购, 包销（未被认购的全部发行股票）。
2.1
- undertake to finance or otherwise support or guarantee (something)同意承担…的费用; 同意承担…经济负担：
they were willing to underwrite, in part, the construction of a ship.
他们同意承担部分造船费用。
3
- archaic write (something) below something else, especially other written matter〈旧〉在…下面写。
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