引き受け
Meanings
undertaking; acceptance; taking on responsibility
Noun form of 引き受ける, used when someone accepts a request, task, role, obligation, or responsibility.
Before deciding whether to accept the request, I checked the conditions.
Taking on a job comes with responsibility.
underwriting; formal acceptance of risk or obligation
Specialized business, finance, insurance, and legal use, such as underwriting securities or deciding whether to accept an insurance application; 引受 is especially common in this style.
The securities company underwrites the new shares.
The insurance company reviews the application and decides whether to accept the risk.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の引き受けを承諾するto agree to take on something
He agreed to take on the job.
- 証券の引き受けunderwriting of securities
This bank underwrites securities.
- 〈事〉の引き受けを断るto refuse to take on something
She refused to take on the request.
- 〈物〉の引き受けを審査するto screen an application for underwriting
The insurance company screened the underwriting of that contract.
- 引き受け手を探すto look for someone willing to take something on
They are looking for someone willing to take on the project.