UNDERWROTE Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

underwrote

verb

past tense of underwrite

as in financed

to provide money for a university willing to underwrite an archaeological expedition

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Recent Examples of underwrote However, for its loan to The British Museum, the UK Treasury officially underwrote the artifact with a provisional valuation of £800 million (approximately $1 billion USD). — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Higher-for-longer separates managers who underwrote a downside case from managers who underwrote a refinancing that never came. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 14 July 2026 French money underwrote the American Revolution, bankrupting Louis XVI’s government and paving the way for their own revolution within a decade of the end of the American war. — Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026 Soon enough, there was the Giorgio Armani retrospective at the Guggenheim, and JPMorgan Chase underwrote the opening day of the new MoMA, which had spent half a billion dollars to rebuild itself. — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026 The bank initially underwrote EA’s financing on a sole basis late last year, when pricing and terms were at their tightest. — Claire Ruckin, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026 Still, the funds largely underwrote the college’s Promise Program, which covers tuition, books, and supplies for roughly 1,800 local students each year. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 More recently, in 2017, Lorre underwrote major renovations at the center that added exam rooms and space for counseling and health education. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026 Partners now sharing in the effort In 2024, Auto Experts underwrote the entire cost of everything for Autos of Love — from vehicle refurbishment to marketing, catering, event hosting for the giveaway, and even photo/video production. — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Nov. 2025

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Only the Kansas City Current have their own stadium, financed by co-owners Angie and Chris Long, as well as Patrick and Brittany Mahomes.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
The cohort driving the current wave was largely bought between 2018 and 2022, often at peak multiples, financed with cheap, pre-rate-hike debt.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of financed

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The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

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Under Gavi’s cofinancing model, low- and middle-income countries’ initial vaccine purchases are subsidized by contributions from high-income countries and other investors.

— Kathryn H. Jacobsen, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026
Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidized

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