Answer: underwrote

AnswerCrossword Clue
UNDERWROTEAgreed to meet the expense of.
underwroteUNDERWRITE, to write under or at the end of something else
underwrote(of a bank or other financial institution) Engage to buy all the unsold shares in (an issue of new securities)
underwroteWrite (something) below something else, esp. other written matter
underwroteUndertake to finance or otherwise support or guarantee (something)
underwroteAccept (a liability or risk) in this way
underwroteSign and accept liability under (an insurance policy), thus guaranteeing payment in case loss or damage occurs