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to endorse

to endorse

5 6.5
To sign the back of a cheque to allow someone else to cash it
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈdɔrs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : endosar
  • He finishes filling out a deposit slip, then endorses the back of a check.

Examples

  • He forgot to endorse the check before handing it over to the bank.

  • - Now, endorse the check.

    Ghost (1990)

  • Others may think you should have another skill added and may wish to endorse you for it.

    Blog text (30)

  • Would they need Washington Mutual to endorse it to them?

    Blog text (21)

  • I'm sure Carol will endorse it to you for a wedding present.

    Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

  • On settlement day, you endorse a check... to Blue Horseshoe Trading Company, and then I'll send you your cut.

    Wall Street (1987)

  • Please endorse the check to make it payable to the new owner.

  • After receiving the payment, she quickly endorsed the check for deposit.

Synonyms

to indorse
vsto endorse
  • Archaic
9.6

To sign the back of a cheque to transfer it to someone else

is the same meaning but spelled in a different, more common way

Antonyms

to refuse
716 1.7

To say no to a request or offer

How Formal

to convey
  • Formal
6 5.5
to assign
  • Formal
7 6.3
to endorse
  • Specialized
5 6.5
to negotiate
  • Specialized
30 7.7
transfer
355 3.2
to sell
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

endorse infinitive
endorsed past
endorsed past participle
endorsing present participle
endorses third person singular

Etymology

Endorse comes from old parts en- and dorsum, with dorsum meaning 'back', so it literally meant 'put on the back'. That is why you 'endorse' a cheque by signing the back of it.