endorsement

American  

[en-dawrs-muhnt] / ɛnˈdɔrs mənt /

Also indorsement

noun

• endorsements
  plural

1. approval or sanction.

   The program for supporting the arts won the government's endorsement.

2. the placing of one's signature, instructions, etc., on a document.

3. the signature, instructions, etc., placed on the reverse of a commercial document, for the purpose of assigning the interest therein to another.

4. a clause under which the stated coverage of an insurance policy may be altered.

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endorsement British  

/ ɪnˈdɔːsmənt /

noun

1. the act or an instance of endorsing

2. something that endorses, such as a signature or qualifying comment

3. approval or support

4. a record of a motoring offence on a driving licence

5. insurance a clause in or amendment to an insurance policy allowing for alteration of coverage

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonendorsement
  noun
• preendorsement
  noun
• reendorsement
  noun
• reindorsement
  noun
• subendorsement
  noun
• superendorsement
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• endorsements
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of endorsement

First recorded in 1540–50; endorse + -ment; compare Anglo-French endorsement

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Explanation

An endorsement is a form of public support or approval. Endorsements are given to politicians and products. If you give something an endorsement, you're basically saying "I approve of this person or product." Celebrities give politicians an endorsement if they think you should vote for them. When celebrities do commercials for products, those are also endorsements. If someone puts their fame or name behind something, they're endorsing it and giving their approval. That goes for checks, too: when you sign one you've just written, you've endorsed it.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

endorsement endorsements

Months later, while receiving the hotel union’s endorsement, Raman said the second vote was merely procedural.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026

Yes, I knew very well that the actual band had given their ringing endorsement to this effort.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

This was the second royal endorsement this week for Sir Kevin's charity run - with Princess Anne having shown her support for him on Monday at the University of York.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Musk’s endorsement of Chinese manufacturing isn’t limited to its automotive sector.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Traditionally, with rare exceptions, members of the media don’t applaud at press conferences, since it would be considered an endorsement of what the speaker is saying, rather than just reporting the information being given.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Their purported benefits are largely anecdotal, but peptides are receiving endorsements from influencers, podcasters, alternative-medicine doctors, and even Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who has said he is a “big fan.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Celebrity endorsements are associated with raising about five times as much capital as non-endorsed offerings,” White and Wilkoff report in their paper.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

“We cannot claim that celebrity endorsements cause fraud,” Wilkoff says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The NIL era, which began in 2021, allowed college athletes for the first time to get paid for endorsements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The return mail brought fulsome endorsements from Niels Bohr, Mark Oliphant, and Frederic Joliot, among other names likely to impress the trustees.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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