Definition of "underwriting" []

• Present participle of underwrite. (verb)

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• "I suggested that she report the facts to the Attorney General, the FBI, the state insurance department, the mortgage lender and the title underwriting company, oh, and also the Dept. of HUD."
• "This kind of underwriting is a feature of many public media models."
• "As the HRW reports demonstrates, DAG and the donor countries "have done little to address the problem [aid abuse/misuse] or tackle their own role in underwriting government repression ... even though they recognize [civil and political rights] to be central to sustainable socioeconomic development.""