'Endorsement' definitions:
Definition of 'endorsement'
(from WordNet)
noun
A promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" [syn: endorsement, indorsement, blurb]
noun
A speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement]
noun
Formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
noun
A signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: endorsement, indorsement]
noun
The act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" [syn: endorsement, indorsement]
Definition of 'Endorsement'
From: GCIDE
- Endorsement \En*dorse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. endossement.] Same as Indorsement. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'endorsement'
From: 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct. [1913 Webster]
- Blank indorsement. See under Blank. Indorser
Synonyms of 'endorsement'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- John Hancock,
- mark,
- mark of signature,
- monogram,
- nod,
- notarization,
- OK,
- 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,
- X,
- yea,
- yea vote