transitive verb endorsed, endorsing
- to write on the back of (a document); specif.,
- to sign (one's name) as payee on the back of (a check, money order, etc.)
- to make (a check, etc.) payable to another person by thus signing one's name and specifying the payee
- to write a note, title, etc. on (a document)
- to give approval to; support; sanction: to endorse a candidate
- to state, as in an advertisement, that one approves of (a product, service, etc.), often in return for a fee
Origin:
altered (after L) < ME endosen < OFr endosser < ML indorsare < L in, on, upon + dorsum, the back