Definition of "underwritten" []

• Past participle of underwrite (verb)

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• ""Have just received a letter from Mr. Digby, which informs me he is married; am therefore released from my engagement to him, and having no objection to you, here give you my free consent, with my name underwritten, to marry my ward, Emily Onslow, whenever she and you can agree."
• "Nearly all airliners are purchased with concessionary financial terms underwritten by governments."
• "If green jobs isn’t “my” issue or “your” issue, perhaps equality is, or free speech, or the need for political dialogue not dominated by name-calling underwritten by major corporations."