Definition
To support or guarantee something financially; to accept financial responsibility for a venture or to provide backing for an enterprise.
Etymology
Originally meaning 'to write underneath', from the practice of signing one's name below a document to accept responsibility. In marine insurance, underwriters would literally write their names under the terms of a policy to show they accepted the risk, which extended to any form of financial backing.
Kelly Says
Underwriters at Lloyd's of London literally wrote their names under insurance policies - the more names underneath, the more the risk was spread! Your signature 'under' the terms meant you were willing to pay if something went wrong, which is why we still say someone 'underwrites' a project when they provide financial backing.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সাবস্ক্রিপশন
sa-bos-kree-p-shon
CACatalà
subscriure
soo-b-skree-oo-reh
CSČeština
pojistit
po-jis-tit
DADansk
underskrive
oon-der-skree-veh
DEDeutsch
unterzeichnen
oon-ter-tsay-knen
ELΕλληνικά
υπογράψω
ee-po-gra-fso
ESEspañol
subescribir
soo-bes-kree-bear
FISuomi
takaisinmaksu
ta-kai-sin-maksu
FRFrançais
souscrire
soo-kree
HAHA
tabbatar
ta-bat-ta-ar
HEעברית
להבטח
le-hav-ta-ch
HIहिन्दी
गारंटी देना
ga-ran-tee de-na
HUMagyar
felelősséget vállalni
fe-le-lo-sse-ge-t va-llal-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjamin
men-ja-min
ITItaliano
sottoscrivere
so-tto-skree-veh-ray
KKKK
жауапкершілік
ja-w-ap-ker-shi-lik
MSBahasa Melayu
menjamin
men-ja-min
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ကျွန်း
y-h-e-k-j-wun
NLNederlands
ondertekenen
oon-der-te-ke-nen
NONorsk
underskrive
oon-der-skree-veh
PLPolski
zabezpieczyć
za-be-she-ch-it
PTPortuguês
subscribir
soo-b-skree-beer
RORomână
asigura
a-see-goo-ra
RUРусский
гарантировать
garantirovat'
SVSvenska
underteckna
oon-der-tek-na
SWKiswahili
hakikishi
ha-ki-ki-shi
TAதமிழ்
உத்தரவாதம்
ut-thar-ava-tham
TEతెలుగు
సబ్స్క్రైబ్ చేయడం
sab-skrai-b che-ya-dam
THไทย
รับประกัน
rap-pra-gaan
TLTL
magagarantiya
ma-ga-gar-an-tee-ya
TRTürkçe
garanti etmek
gar-an-tee eh-mek
UKУкраїнська
застрахувати
za-stra-hu-vaty
VITiếng Việt
bảo lãnh
bao-lanh