Underwriter
11Underwriter — A company or other entity that administers the public issuance and distribution of securities from a corporation or other issuing body. An underwriter works closely with the issuing body to determine the offering price of the securities, buys… …
12underwriter — n. an insurance underwriter * * * [ ʌndəˌraɪtə] an insurance underwriter …
13underwriter — UK [ˈʌndəˌraɪtə(r)] / US [ˈʌndərˌraɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms underwriter : singular underwriter plural underwriters a) a person or company that provides insurance b) business a financial institution that underwrites a company s shares… …
14underwriter — noun Underwriter is used after these nouns: ↑insurance …
15Underwriter — Un|der|wri|ter [ ʌndəraitɐ] der; s, <aus engl. underwriter »Garant«, eigtl. »Unterzeichner«, zu to underwrite »unterzeichnen«> in England diejenige Firma, die sich verpflichtet, einen nicht unterzubringenden Teil einer ↑Emission selbst zu… …
16underwriter — A person or institution that agrees to take up a proportion of the risk of something. An underwriter may buy the shares of an issue that have not been taken up by the public, or may pay compensation for losses under the terms of an insurance… …
17underwriter — / ʌndəraɪtə/ noun a person or company that underwrites a share issue or an insurance COMMENT: When a major company flotation or share issue or loan is prepared, a group of companies (such as merchant banks) will form a syndicate to underwrite the …
18underwriter — One who has incurred all obligation by executing his signature to all instrument, particularly all insurance contract. One who insures another under a contract of policy of insurance. Childs ex rel. Smith v Firemen s Ins. Co. 66 Minn 393, 69 NW… …
19underwriter — underwrite ► VERB (past underwrote; past part. underwritten) 1) sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy). 2) undertake to finance or otherwise support or guarantee. DERIVATIVES underwriter noun …
20underwriter — noun 1. an agent who sells insurance • Syn: ↑insurance broker, ↑insurance agent, ↑general agent • Derivationally related forms: ↑underwrite • Hypernyms: ↑agent, ↑factor …
