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  • 91underwrite — [un′dər rīt′] vt. underwrote, underwritten, underwriting [ME underwriten, orig. used as transl. of L subscribere: see SUBSCRIBE] 1. Archaic to write under something, esp. under something written; subscribe 2. to agree to buy (an issue of stocks,… …

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  • 92subscribe — v. 1 (usu. foll. by to, for) a tr. & intr. contribute (a specified sum) or make or promise a contribution to a fund, project, charity, etc., esp. regularly. b intr. enter one s name in a list of contributors to a charity etc. c tr. raise or… …

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  • 93sub|scribe — «suhb SKRYB», verb, scribed, scrib|ing. –v.t. 1. a) to promise to give or pay (a sum of money): »He subscribed $5 to the hospital fund. b) to give or pay (money) in fulfillment of such a promise. 2. to write (one s name) at the end of …

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  • 94sub|script — «SUHB skrihpt», noun, adjective. –n. a number, letter, or other symbol written underneath and usually to one side of the number, letter, or symbol to which it applies. In H2SO4 the 2 and 4 are subscripts. –adj. 1. written underneath or low on the …

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  • 95un|der|write — «UHN duhr RYT, UHN duhr RYT», verb, wrote, writ|ten, writ|ing. –v.t. 1. a) to insure (property) against loss. b) to sign one s name to (an insurance policy), thereby accepting the risk of insuring the perso …

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