Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underwriting

/ˈʌndɚɹˈaɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-writ-ing
IPA
/ˈʌndɚɹˈaɪtɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of underwrite

noun

The act of something being underwritten financially.

Inflected Forms

underwritings (plural)

Rhymes With

writing fighting exciting lighting citing inviting biting uniting sighting inciting rewriting reciting

Questions

How do you pronounce underwriting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌndɚɹˈaɪtɪŋ/.
What does underwriting mean?
present participle and gerund of underwrite

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