endorse
to approve, support, or sustain: to endorse a political candidate.
to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.
to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.
to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc.: to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.
to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
Origin of endorse
1Other 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
- approve, endorse
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How to use endorse in a sentence
So then-President George H.W. Bush and other prominent Republicans endorsed Treen in the House runoff.
(It's worth noting that Dean himself has already endorsed Clinton).
Elizabeth Warren 2016 Gets First Check From Liberals | Ben Jacobs | December 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTArtists like Marina Abramović have endorsed her performance, applauding her “willpower to stick to something no matter what.”
But it was not enough, especially after the left-leaning Boston Globe endorsed Baker.
Blue Massachusetts Goes Red, Picks Charlie Baker for Governor | David Freedlander | November 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn March of 2013, Levin endorsed the idea of a no-fly zone and airstrikes against the Assad regime.
Top Senate Dem Calls for Buffer Zone and No-fly Zone in Syria | Josh Rogin | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Suppose some one had endorsed the maker's check, then the creditor would probably sue on that in order to hold both parties.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesFor the additional third, certificates were issued endorsed against future settlement with West Virginia.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyAll the envelopes were endorsed in Professor Moseley's handwriting; the first with the one word "Filled."
Average Jones | Samuel Hopkins AdamsAnd any action he might take here would be endorsed at Manila?
Boy Scouts in the Philippines | G. Harvey RalphsonHe 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
indorse
/ (ɪnˈdɔːs) /
to give approval or sanction to
to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
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
to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
mainly British to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
Origin of endorse
1Derived forms of endorse
- endorsable or indorsable, adjective
- endorser, endorsor, indorser or indorsor, noun
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