Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense endorses, present participle endorsing, past tense, past participle endorsed
1. verb
If you endorse someone or something, you say publicly that you support or approve of them.
I can endorse their opinion wholeheartedly. [VERB noun]
...policies agreed by the Labour Party and endorsed by the electorate. [VERB noun]
2. passive verb
If someone's driving licence is endorsed, an official record is made on it that they have been found guilty of a driving offence.
[British]
For failing to report the accident, his licence was endorsed. [beVERB-ed]
He also had his licence endorsed with eight penalty points. [have n V-ed + with]
3. verb
When you endorse a cheque, you write your name on the back of it so that it can be paid into someone'sbank account.
The payee of the cheque must endorse the cheque. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: sign, initial, countersign, sign on the back of More Synonyms of endorse
4. verb
If you endorse a product or company, you appear in advertisements for it.
The twins endorsed a line of household cleaning products. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of endorse
endorse in British English
or indorse (ɪnˈdɔːs)
verb(transitive)
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
3. business
a.
to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee
b.
to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee
4.
to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
5.
to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
6. mainly British
to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
Derived forms
endorsable (enˈdorsable) or indorsable (inˈdorsable)
adjective
endorser (enˈdorser) or endorsor (enˈdorsor) or indorser (inˈdorser) or indorsor (inˈdorsor)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en-1 + dos back, from Latin dorsum
endorse in American English
(ɛnˈdɔrs; ɪnˈdɔrs)
verb transitiveWord forms: enˈdorsed or enˈdorsing
1.
to write on the back of (a document)
; specif.,
a.
to sign (one's name) as payee on the back of (a check, money order, etc.)
b.
to make (a check, etc.) payable to another person by thus signing one's name and specifying the payee
2.
to write a note, title, etc. on (a document)
3.
a.
to give approval to; support; sanction
to endorse a candidate
b.
to state, as in an advertisement, that one approves of (a product, service, etc.),often in return for a fee
SIMILAR WORDS: apˈprove
Derived forms
endorsable (enˈdorsable)
adjective
endorser (enˈdorser)
noun
Word origin
altered (after L) < ME endosen < OFr endosser < ML indorsare < L in, on, upon + dorsum, the back
endorse in Finance
(ɪndɔrs)
Word forms: (present) endorses, (past) endorsed, (perfect) endorsed, (progressive) endorsing
verb
(Finance: Banking)
If you endorse a check or other financial instrument, you sign it to make it negotiable.
Both parties are required to endorse the back of the bank draft before it is honored by the bank.
Not one bank teller made her endorse the checks even though she was receiving the funds.
If you endorse a check or other financial instrument, you sign it to make it negotiable.
endorse in Insurance
(ɪndɔrs)
Word forms: (present) endorses, (past) endorsed, (perfect) endorsed, (progressive) endorsing
verb
(Insurance: Underwriting)
If you endorse an insurance policy, you add a clause or amendment to it allowing for change of coverage.
If you purchase crime insurance, the crime coverage can be endorsed to include the pension plan at no extra charge.
A written or oral contract, known as a binder, will be issued temporarily to placeinsurance in force when it is not possible to issue a new policy or endorse the existing policy immediately.
If you endorse an insurance policy, you add a clause or amendment to it allowing for change of coverage.
Examples of 'endorse' in a sentence
endorse
The boss pointedly does not endorse this view but admits the question is complex.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We tend to copy not only the products that celebrities endorse, but their actions too.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The best payers are the ones where you are in the picture and endorsing a product.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He had his taxi licence endorsed by the council.
The Sun (2012)
He said that the king would have endorsed the document with a seal.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It was also criticised as irresponsible for endorsing a slimming product.
The Sun (2015)
Universities are issued with a licence to endorse visa applications when they are granted the status of highly trusted sponsor.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
And companies paying athletes to endorse their products are far more sensitive today to public opinion when it comes to social issues.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The criticisms of these bodies were also endorsed this week by a committee of MPs and peers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The board unanimously endorsed this report, but the press laughed it off the table.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It also endorses agreement and monitoring of third-party protocols.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We are not endorsing the products of these companies, these products are endorsingus.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They look a little ridiculous now and so do the products they're endorsing.
The Sun (2014)
The district judge convicted him of speeding but said that she would neither endorse his licence, nor disqualify him.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I don't just stamp my name and endorse it.
The Sun (2013)
The EU is therefore right to endorse the official result.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
As one who suffers from acute arthritis I can fully endorse this view.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Most of the other members of the royal family, whom he largely despised, could be coerced into endorsing the official line.
Jonathan Gregson BLOOD AGAINST THE SNOWS: The Tragic Story of Nepal's Royal Dynasty (2002)
More than 14 per cent of the votes cast at the troubled fund manager's annual meeting refused to endorse its remuneration report.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She said: 'Any nomination will be seen either to endorse the official party preference or be a slap in the face for me.
The Sun (2015)
Sometimes the information is certified by a firm of accountants or investment bankers, who put their reputation on the line when they endorse a company 's report.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
In other languages
endorse
British English: endorse VERB
If you endorse someone or something, you say publicly that you support or approve of them.