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unendorsed

unendorsed

6.6
Not signed on the back so it cannot be given to someone else
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈdɔrsd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no endosado
  • You cannot deposit an unendorsed money order until the payee signs it.

Examples

  • Always check that a document is not unendorsed before attempting to transfer it.

  • The bank rejected the unendorsed cheque because it lacked the necessary signature.

  • This document is unendorsed.

  • The cheque was unendorsed and could not be cashed.

  • The bank refused to cash the check because it was unendorsed.

  • He was unable to transfer ownership of the car due to an unendorsed title.

  • Before selling the stock, make sure the certificate is not unendorsed.

Antonyms

approved
  • Formal
1.5

Officially accepted by a person or group in charge

Surface Forms

unendorsed positive

Morphology

unendorsed = endorsed (transparent) = un + endorse + ed

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation of 'endorsed' using the productive prefix 'un-'.

Etymology

Unendorsed is built from the common prefix un- meaning 'not' and the verb endorse, which once meant 'to sign on the back' of a cheque or paper. So an unendorsed cheque has no signature on the back and cannot be legally passed to someone else.