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Meaning of "underwriter" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDERWRITER

underwriter  [ˈʌndəˌraɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDERWRITER

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Underwriter is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNDERWRITER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Underwriting

Underwriting refers to the process that a large financial service provider uses to assess the eligibility of a customer to receive their products. The name derives from the Lloyd's of London insurance market. Financial bankers, who would accept some of the risk on a given venture in exchange for a premium, would literally write their names under the risk information that was written on a Lloyd's slip created for this purpose.

Definition of underwriter in the English dictionary

The first definition of underwriter in the dictionary is a person or enterprise that underwrites public issues of shares, bonds, etc. Other definition of underwriter is a person or enterprise that underwrites insurance policies. Underwriter is also an employee or agent of an insurance company who assesses risks and determines the premiums payable.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDERWRITER


baryta
bəˈraɪtə
braillewriter
ˈbreɪlˌraɪtə
copyrighter
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə
copywriter
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə
cowriter
ˈkəʊˌraɪtə
letter-writer
ˈlɛtəˌraɪtə
microwriter
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌraɪtə
reiter
ˈraɪtə
righter
ˈraɪtə
Ruyter
ˈraɪtə
screenwriter
ˈskriːnˌraɪtə
scriptwriter
ˈskrɪptˌraɪtə
skywriter
ˈskaɪˌraɪtə
songwriter
ˈsɒŋˌraɪtə
speechwriter
ˈspiːtʃraɪtə
subwriter
ˈsʌbˌraɪtə
teletypewriter
ˌtɛlɪˈtaɪpˌraɪtə
telewriter
ˈtɛlɪˌraɪtə
typewriter
ˈtaɪpˌraɪtə
writer
ˈraɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDERWRITER

underweight
underwent
underwhelm
underwhelmed
underwhelming
underwing
underwire
underwired
underwit
underwood
underwool
underwork
underworker
underworld
underwrite
underwriting
underwritings
underwritten
underwrote
underwrought

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDERWRITER

CD writer
crime writer
DVD writer
electric typewriter
electronic typewriter
feature writer
ghost writer
hack writer
horror writer
insurance underwriter
liter
lyric writer
manual typewriter
prose writer
serial writer
short story writer
sign writer
singer-songwriter
sports writer
sportswriter
story writer

Synonyms and antonyms of underwriter in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «underwriter» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDERWRITER

Find out the translation of underwriter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of underwriter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «underwriter» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

担保人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asegurador
570 millions of speakers

English

underwriter
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हामीदार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ضامن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Андеррайтер
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

segurador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিম্নস্থ কেরানী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

souscripteur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penaja jamin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Versicherer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

引受業者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손해 사정사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Underwriter
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người bảo đảm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அன்டர்ரைட்டரின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंडररायटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sigortacı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sottoscrittore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gwarant
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

андеррайтер
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

subscriitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανάδοχος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onderskrywer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

garant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

garantist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of underwriter

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERWRITER»

The term «underwriter» is quite widely used and occupies the 34.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDERWRITER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «underwriter» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «underwriter» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about underwriter

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDERWRITER»

Discover the use of underwriter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to underwriter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Impact of Credit Rating Watchlist and Effect of ...
Different from the methods used in the literature, we apply the Generalized Linear Model (GLM) with fixed and mixed effects to examine whether an issuer's choice of a lead underwriter is affected by its characteristics, or whether there are ...
Jing Liu, 2007
2
The National Underwriter
THE NATIONAL UNDERWRITER— LIFE EDITION MANAGEMENT CONTROLS CONSULTANT ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS Established professional firm has outstanding opportunity for insurance executive with minimum of ...
‎1963
3
Insurance Underwriter Or Financial Development Fund: What ...
What Role for Reserve Pooling in Latin America? Barry J. Eichengreen. o ISSN 1564-4197 ~ financiamiento del desarrollo NACIONES UNIDAS Barry Eichengreen 186 SERIE financiamiento del desarrollo I nsurance underwriter or financial.
Barry J. Eichengreen, 2006
4
Schools in Transition: The Practitioner as Change Agent
The underwriter's job is to market the underwritten securities to investors and procure subscriptions for such securities. Thirdly, underwriting is primarily a fee- based service provided by an underwriter since there is no fundamental obligation to ...
Kenneth A. Tye, Jerrold M. Novotney, 1975
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The French Assault on American Shipping, 1793-1813: A ...
William W. Corcoran, underwriter: William C. Hill, $104.07 John Cowper, underwriter: A. P. Warrington, $490 Moses Myers, underwriter: Barton Myers, $490 William Pennock, underwriter: J. L. Hubbard, $490 George W. Riggs, underwriter: ...
Greg H. Williams, 2009
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Disclosure Roles of Counsel in State and Local Government ...
sel is, and what opinion (if any) is to be delivered by underwriter's counsel in this context. The comfort provided by special disclosure counsel to its client in the drafting role is usually similar to the comfort delivered when special disclosure ...
‎2009
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(c) Paragraph (a) of this section shall not apply to contracts for the sale for cash of securities that are priced after 4:30 p.m. Eastern time on the date such securities are priced and that are sold by an issuer to an underwriter pursuant to a firm ...
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 1989
8
Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1968: July-December
National Tire Dealers & Retreaders Assn., Inc.; lSep68; A32055- NATIONAL UNDERWRITER CO. Casualty insurance training ... National Underwriter Co.; 9Sep68; A16659- A life insurance man looks at selling mutual funds. See GATCHELL ...
Library of Congress. Copyright Office, 1971
9
The New CFO Financial Leadership Manual
These reference calls should include queries about the level of service provided, the level of underwriter expertise, the breadth of share placement among investors, and subsequent promotion through research reports. If the underwriter  ...
Steven M. Bragg, 2011
10
Annotated Alberta Securities Legislation
(i) the extent, if any, to which the proceeds of the issue will be applied, directly or indirectly, for the benefit of the underwriter or any related issuer of the underwriter , or (ii) that the proceeds of the issue will not be applied, directly or indirectly, ...
Joanne Dolfato, Kathleen Jones-Lepidas, Alberta, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDERWRITER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term underwriter is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Underwriter launches miscellaneous professional liability coverage
ANV Underwriters, the Jersey City, New Jersey-based international managing general underwriter arm of global specialty insurance group ANV, has launched a ... «Business Insurance, Jul 15»
2
Elliot Joins International General (UK) as Political Violence …
International General Insurance Holdings Company (UK) announced it has appointed Stuart Elliot as Political Violence Underwriter based in the London office. «Insurance Journal, Jul 15»
3
Fannie Mae and Ellie Mae integrate mortgage underwriting products
Those are Desktop Underwriter, an automated underwriting system; Collateral Underwriter, an automated risk assessment tool for appraisals; and EarlyCheck, ... «HousingWire, Jul 15»
4
Top London underwriters named
Dominick Hoare, an energy underwriter at Watkins syndicate 457, and Mark Pepper, a reinsurance underwriter at Ascot Underwriting Ltd., have been voted the ... «Business Insurance, Jun 15»
5
Fannie Matches Freddie, Makes Desktop Underwriter Free
Fannie Mae will no longer charge mortgage lenders to submit loans to its Desktop Underwriter automated underwriting system, the government-sponsored ... «National Mortgage News, Jun 15»
6
Lumesis Inc., Launches DIVER Underwriter Solution for Municipal …
DIVER Underwriter leverages technology to help firms perform reasonable ... The two companies will now offer access to DIVER Underwriter directly from the ... «MarketWatch, Jun 15»
7
Colony Specialty Expands Environmental Division with New …
ALPHARETTA, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Colony Specialty, a member of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: AGII), an international underwriter of ... «Business Wire, Jun 15»
8
Software maker Evolent Health's IPO priced at $17/share - underwriter
June 4 Evolent Health Inc's initial public offering has been priced at $17 per share, an underwriter told Reuters late on Thursday, valuing the healthcare software ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
9
CNA Hardy Appoints Magnus as Senior Underwriter for Energy
Magnus joins CNA Hardy after 13 years at Catlin Group, where he held multiple positions, most notably group operations director and energy underwriter. «Insurance Journal, May 15»
10
ACE Appoints Kapoor as Terrorism & Political Violence Underwriter
ACE Group appointed Ashwin Kapoor as terrorism and political violence underwriter as it continues to invest in building its specialist insurance capabilities ... «Insurance Journal, May 15»

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