cosign
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of cosign
Explanation
When you cosign a document, you sign it with another person. You and your business partner might cosign a lease for your new office space. You can use the verb cosign in two slightly different ways. First, if two (or more) people put their signatures on a form or letter, you can say they cosign it. In some cases — particularly when you're applying for a loan — a financial institution will require that you have someone cosign, essentially promising that if you can't repay the loan, he or she will be responsible for it. The word dates from the mid-20th century.
Vocabulary lists containing cosign
Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - Introductory
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Personal Finance and Financial Literacy - High School
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Example Sentences
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However, the problem is that my husband, as a co-owner, is expected to cosign any loan his brother takes out for renovations.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 21, 2026
Unlike other players on the Cavaliers, LeBron James refused to cosign the letter, claiming that he did not have “enough information” on the subject.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2024
But the dual release ignited a debate among country-music connoisseurs, many of whom refused to cosign the artist’s genre pivot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
It is naive to use it solely to cosign an individual’s character; not to say that character doesn’t count — it does — but rather that its primacy is a fallacy.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Not only that, but he would have to cosign them or they wouldn’t count.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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