underwriter
noun C1- An entity assuming a financial risk.
- A person working for an insurance company who arranges and authorizes an insurance policy with a broker or insured.
- An entity undertaking to market newly issued securities. · They were the underwriters of the company's shares, but only on a "best efforts" basis.
Plural underwriters
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