Endorsement

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From {Indorse}; cf.
     {Endorsement}.] [Written also {endorsement}.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other
        written instrument.
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     2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or
        other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,
        payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,
        usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a
        negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is
        assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.
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     3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a
        rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.
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     {Blank indorsement}. See under {Blank}. Indorser

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endorsement \En*dorse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. endossement.]
     Same as {Indorsement}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endorsement
       n 1: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of
            books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs
            for his book" [syn: {indorsement}, {blurb}]
       2: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: {second},
           {secondment}, {indorsement}]
       3: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the
          union's endorsement" [syn: {sanction}, {countenance}, {indorsement},
           {warrant}, {imprimatur}]
       4: a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not
          cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: {indorsement}]
       5: the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of
          money from endorsements" [syn: {indorsement}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  85 Moby Thesaurus words for "endorsement":
     John Hancock, OK, X, acceptance, accord, acquiescence, adherence,
     admiration, affirmance, affirmation, affirmative,
     affirmative voice, agreement, approbation, approval, assent,
     authentication, authorization, autograph, aye, backing, blessing,
     certification, christcross, cipher, compliance, confirmation,
     connivance, consent, countenance, countermark, countersign,
     countersignature, counterstamp, cross, device, eagerness, esteem,
     favor, favorable vote, fiat, go-ahead, green light, hand,
     imprimatur, indorsement, initials, mark, mark of signature,
     monogram, nod, notarization, okay, permission, promptitude,
     promptness, ratification, readiness, respect, rubber stamp,
     sanction, seal, seal of approval, sigil, sign manual, signature,
     signet, stamp, stamp of approval, submission, subscription,
     support, the nod, ungrudgingness, unloathness, unreluctance,
     validation, visa, vise, voice, vote, warrant, willingness, yea,
     yea vote