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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ENDORSE, ENDORSEMENT. [See Indorse, Indorsement.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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]
2: a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?" [syn: second, secondment, endorsement, indorsement]
3: formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" [syn: sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur]
4: a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement" [syn: endorsement, indorsement]
5: the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements" [syn: endorsement, indorsement]

Merriam Webster's

also indorsement noun Date: 1547 1. the act or process of endorsing 2. a. something that is written in the process of endorsing b. a provision added to an insurance contract altering its scope or application 3. sanction, approval <went ahead without the endorsement of his boss> 4. money earned from a product recommendation <made millions in salary and endorsements>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 the act or an instance of endorsing. 2 something with which a document etc. is endorsed, esp. a signature. 3 a record in a driving licence of a conviction for a motoring offence.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Indorsement In*dorse"ment, n. [From Indorse; cf. Endorsement.] [Written also endorsement.] 1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other written instrument. 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. 3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct. Blank indorsement. See under Blank.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Endorsement En*dorse"ment, n. [Cf. F. endossement.] Same as Indorsement.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(endorsements) 1. An endorsement is a statement or action which shows that you support or approve of something or someone. This is a powerful endorsement for his softer style of government. N-COUNT: oft N of/for n 2. An endorsement is a note on someone's driving licence saying that they have been found guilty of a driving offence. (BRIT) N-COUNT 3. An endorsement for a product or company involves appearing in advertisements for it or showing support for it. N-COUNT

Moby Thesaurus

John Hancock, OK, X, 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, mark, mark of signature, monogram, nod, notarization, 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, yea, yea vote