Definitions For Underwrite

verb

  • Guarantee financial support of
  • Protect by insurance
  • To give money to support (something, such as a new business) and agree to be responsible for any losses if it fails
  • To agree to pay for a certain kind of loss or damage by offering (an insurance policy)
  • To agree to buy (shares) that are not bought by investors when the shares are first offered for sale

Is Underwrite a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
16

The word Underwrite is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Underwrite in a Sentence

  • A university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition

Synonyms for Underwrite

Antonyms for Underwrite

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