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

  • He knew not what she had written to Tony; but whatever it was, his own note would appear to endorse it.

    The Wave | Algernon Blackwood
  • Hofer will endorse a check for me; I have sold three farms in the past week and have a pot of money in the bank.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • Under this name he hoodwinked the cunning Cerizet, inducing that "man of business" to endorse some notes for him.

    Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
  • "He's not dead," Seth said, as Barrington bent over him; and as if to endorse his words, the man moved slightly and groaned.

    The Light That Lures | Percy Brebner
  • Seldom has even a French or German drug house found so distinguished a company of medical authorities to endorse its wares.

    The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick Laidlaw

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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