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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024en•dorse /ɛnˈdɔrs/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -dorsed, -dors•ing. - to express or give approval or support of, esp. publicly: to endorse a political candidate.
- to designate oneself as receiver of by signing:Endorse the check on the other side.
en•dors•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024en•dorse (en dôrs′),USA pronunciation v., -dorsed, -dors•ing, n. v.t. - 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.
- Businessto sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).
- Businessto 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.
n. - [Heraldry.]a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
Also, indorse (for defs. 1–6). - Latin dorsum
- Old French endosser, equivalent. to en- en-1 + -dosser, derivative of dos
- Medieval Latin indorsāre to endorse, equivalent. to Latin in- in-2 + -dorsāre, derivative of dorsum back; replacing endoss, Middle English endossen
- variant (with en- for in-) of earlier indorse 1350–1400
en•dors′a•ble, adj. en•dors′er, en•dor′sor, n. en•dors′ing•ly, adv. en•dor′sive, adj. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sanction, ratify, uphold, sustain, back, second.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: endorse, indorse /ɪnˈdɔːs/ vb (transitive)- to give approval or sanction to
- to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
- 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
- chiefly Brit to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en-1 + dos back, from Latin dorsumenˈdorsable, inˈdorsable adj enˈdorser, enˈdorsor, inˈdorser, inˈdorsor n |