blank endorsement
- noun
- /blæŋk ɪnˈdɔrsmənt/
- Specialized
:
endoso en blanco
- A blank endorsement allows anyone to cash the check.
Examples
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He was advised not to use a blank endorsement for large checks due to security concerns.
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To transfer the check, simply sign your name as a blank endorsement on the back.
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A blank endorsement allows anyone holding the instrument to cash or deposit it.
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Don't use a blank endorsement if you want to limit who can cash it.
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A blank endorsement allows anyone holding the instrument to cash or deposit it.
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He was advised not to use a blank endorsement for large checks due to security concerns.
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To transfer the check, simply sign your name as a blank endorsement on the back.
Synonyms
A signature that does not name a person, so anyone who holds a check or note can cash it
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally built from 'blank' (empty/not filled in) and 'endorsement' (a signature transferring a document), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to an endorsement left without a named payee. However, the precise legal/financial consequence (that it makes the instrument payable to whoever holds it) is specialized knowledge beyond typical B1 expectations, so the meaning is only partly predictable from the parts.
Etymology
The noun blank endorsement comes from signing the back of a check but not writing who should get the money. If you sign the back, an endorsement, and leave it blank, the check can be cashed by 'whoever holds it', so anyone with the paper can cash or deposit it.
