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21:45 Aug 19, 2019 |
Finnish to English translations [PRO] General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Desmond O'Rourke United States Local time: 12:56 | ||||||
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5 | underwrite |
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underwrite Explanation: merkitä = underwrite (an insurance policy/insurance policies) Riskialteimpien vakuutusten merkitsemisen lopettaminen = Ceasing to underwrite risk prone policies -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 hrs (2019-08-20 21:41:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Merkitä has more than one connotation. Merkitä in an insurance context means underwriting. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 21 hrs (2019-08-21 19:41:06 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Merkitä meanings include: mark (on a box); stamp (for identification); enrol (as a member); enter (note using letters and numbers); sign (add signature); subscribe (shares or capital); entail (consequences); signify (go to show); mean (convey). The original meaning of merkitä derives from 'to mark'. Underwriting means putting insurer's trust in an enterprise. Hope you will find this helpful and not confusing! |
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