How to pronounce “underwrite”
Say “underwrite” in 3 beats
underwrite
/ˈʌndɚˌɹaɪt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ʌndəɹaɪt/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ʌnʌnstress
- dɚdɚ
- ɹaɪtɹaɪt
- IPA (American)
- /ˈʌndɚˌɹaɪt/
- IPA (British)
- /ʌndəɹaɪt/
- Respelling
- UN-duh-ryt
- Syllables
- 3 — ɅN-dɚ-ɹaɪt
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: ɅN-dɚ-ɹaɪt. “ʌn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˈʌndɚˌɹaɪt/
/ʌndəɹaɪt/
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What “underwrite” means
- verb
guarantee financial support of
“The opera tour was subvented by a bank”
- verb
protect by insurance
“The insurance won't cover this”
Say it in a sentence
“A local firm agreed to underwrite the whole festival.”“underwrite”, answered
How do you pronounce “underwrite”?
“underwrite” is pronounced /ˈʌndɚˌɹaɪt/ (UN-duh-ryt) in American English and /ʌndəɹaɪt/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ʌn”. Build it as ɅN-dɚ-ɹaɪt, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “underwrite” have?
3: ʌn · dɚ · ɹaɪt. The beat lands on the first, “ʌn”.
Is “underwrite” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈʌndɚˌɹaɪt/ (UN-duh-ryt); British English says /ʌndəɹaɪt/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “underwrite” mean?
As a verb: guarantee financial support of For example: “The opera tour was subvented by a bank” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “underwrite”?
Stress the first syllable: ɅN-dɚ-ɹaɪt. “ʌn” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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