Meaning

3 senses
  1. An entity assuming a financial risk.

    Risikoabsicherer, Risikoträger

  2. A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.

    Versicherungssachbearbeiter, Versicherungsmitarbeiter, Underwriter

    an agent who sells insurance

  3. An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities.

    They were the underwriters of the company's shares, but only on a "best efforts" basis.

    Zeichner

Translations

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

Origin

From underwrite + -er.

From underwrite + -er.

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Forms

plural: underwriters
Singularunderwriter
Pluralunderwriters

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedunderwrite

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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