English Explanatory Dictionary

underwriter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An entity assuming a financial risk.
  2. A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
  3. An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

underwriter underwriters

Etymology

From underwrite + -er.

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