underwrite
v
(pt underwrote /- 5rEUt; -`rot/, pp underwritten ) [Tn]
1 sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy, esp for ships), thus guaranteeing payment in the event of loss or damage 在(保險單, 尤指船舶保險單)下方簽署并承擔責任(承保損失或損壞之責).
2 (finance 財) undertake to buy, at an agreed price, all stock in (a company) that is not bought by the public (按商定的價格)認購(某公司)的全部剩余證券; 包銷(證券)
The shares were underwritten by the Bank of England. 這些股票由英格蘭銀行包銷.
3 undertake to finance (an enterprise) 同意資助(某事業)
The government underwrotethe initial costs of the operation. 政府為該項活動提供了開辦時所需的費用.