endorse

[ en-dawrs ]
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verb (used with object),en·dorsed, en·dors·ing.Also indorse (for defs. 1-6).
  1. to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.

  2. to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.

  1. to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).

  2. to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.

  3. to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc.: to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.

  4. to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.

noun
  1. Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.

Origin of endorse

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; variant (with en- for in- ) of earlier indorse, from Medieval Latin indorsāre “to endorse,” equivalent to Latin in- in-2 + -dorsāre, derivative of dorsum “back”; replacing endoss, Middle English endossen, from Old French endosser, equivalent to en- en-1 + -dosser, derivative of dos, from Latin dorsum

Other words for endorse

Other words from endorse

  • en·dors·a·ble, adjective
  • en·dors·er, en·dor·sor, noun
  • en·dors·ing·ly, adverb
  • en·dor·sive, adjective
  • pre·en·dorse, verb (used with object), pre·en·dorsed, pre·en·dors·ing.
  • re·en·dorse, verb (used with object), re·en·dorsed, re·en·dors·ing.
  • sub·en·dorse, verb (used with object), sub·en·dorsed, sub·en·dors·ing.
  • su·per·en·dorse, verb (used with object), su·per·en·dorsed, su·per·en·dors·ing.
  • un·en·dors·a·ble, adjective
  • un·en·dorsed, adjective
  • well-en·dorsed, adjective

Words that may be confused with endorse

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How to use endorse in a sentence

  • Suppose some one had endorsed the maker's check, then the creditor would probably sue on that in order to hold both parties.

  • For the additional third, certificates were issued endorsed against future settlement with West Virginia.

  • All the envelopes were endorsed in Professor Moseley's handwriting; the first with the one word "Filled."

    Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • And any action he might take here would be endorsed at Manila?

    Boy Scouts in the Philippines | G. Harvey Ralphson
  • He endorsed it, went off and returned in ten minutes with the money.

    The Beach of Dreams | H. De Vere Stacpoole

British Dictionary definitions for endorse

endorse

indorse

/ (ɪnˈdɔːs) /


verb(tr)
  1. to give approval or sanction to

  2. to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee

  1. commerce

    • to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee

    • to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee

  2. to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document

  3. to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment

  4. mainly British to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)

Origin of endorse

1
C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en- 1 + dos back, from Latin dorsum

Derived forms of endorse

  • endorsable or indorsable, adjective
  • endorser, endorsor, indorser or indorsor, noun

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