underwrite

英 [ˌʌndəˈraɪt]

美 [ˌʌndərˈraɪt]

v.  承担经济责任(包括支付特别费用或损失); 承担保险责任; 承保; 包销，承销(未获认购的新发行股份)

第三人称单数：underwrites　现在分词：underwriting　过去式：underwrote　过去分词：underwritten　

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.19998 / COCA.12615

牛津词典

verb

• 承担经济责任（包括支付特别费用或损失）
  to accept financial responsibility for an activity so that you will pay for special costs or for losses it may make
• 承担保险责任；承保
  to accept responsibility for an insurance policy so that you will pay money in case loss or damage happens
• 包销，承销（未获认购的新发行股份）
  to agree to buy shares that are not bought by the public when new shares are offered for sale

柯林斯词典

• VERB (机构或公司)为…保险，负担…的费用，承销
  If an institution or companyunderwritesan activity orunderwritesthe cost of it, they agree to provide any money that is needed to cover losses or buy special equipment, often for an agreed fee.
  1. ...58,500 dollars to underwrite a new home...
     58,500美元承保一个新居
  2. The government will have to create a special agency to underwrite small business loans...
     政府需要设立专门机构来为小企业贷款作担保。
  3. Projects included a pilot scheme, underwritten by the trade department.
     项目中包括一个由贸易部出资的试点方案。

英英释义

verb

• guarantee financial support of
  1. The opera tour was subvented by a bank
  Synonym:subventionsubvent
• protect by insurance
  1. The insurance won't cover this
  Synonym:coverinsure

双语例句

• The activity is providing a growing source of revenues for global investment banks, which underwrite and arrange the share sales.
  后续股票发行活动为那些从事承销和发行安排的全球投资银行提供了不断增长的收入源泉。
• They can again own investment companies that underwrite securities.
  银行又允许投资公司认购包销证券。
• Germans refused to underwrite the debts of weaker partners and then proceeded to do just that.
  德国人拒绝为实力较弱国家的债务背书，却恰恰那么做了。
• Investors and dealers are bracing themselves for greater volatility around the sales of US Treasuries following a marked increase this week in direct buying of debt from the Federal Reserve, bypassing the big Wall Street banks that underwrite bond issuance.
  美国国债拍卖的波动性可能会加大，投资者和交易商已做好了心理准备。此前，本周直接购买美联储债务的数额明显上升，这种做法绕开了承销债券的华尔街大型银行。
• Yet technical sell-offs also offer opportunities for those able and willing to underwrite high price volatility.
  然而技术性抛售也为那些有能力、也愿意承担较高的价格波动性的人提供了机遇。
• National banks can package their own mortgages and underwrite them as securities.
  国家银行能够合并自己的抵押贷款并以证券形式包销。
• Projects included a pilot scheme, underwritten by the trade department.
  项目中包括一个由贸易部出资的试点方案。
• Taxpayers will continue to underwrite their bonuses.
  纳税人将继续为他们的奖金掏腰包。
• Washington is determined to exercise its maritime rights and to underwrite the confidence of Asian allies.
  美国决心行使海上权利，并为其亚洲盟国对自己的信任背书。
• The issue is underwrite by three underwriting company.
  三家包销公司承购了发行的股票。