Underwriting means insuring. An insurance company underwrites your policy when it agrees to take the risk of insuring your life or covering your medical expenses. An investment bank underwrites an initial public offering (IPO) or a bond issue when it buys the shares or bonds and sells them to individual or institutional investors.
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