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endorsement

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en·dorse·ment  (n-dôrsmnt)
n.
1. The act of endorsing: The athlete was highly paid to do endorsements of products.
2. The signature on a check, contract, instrument, or other document endorsing it.
3. Approbation; sanction; support: The candidates competed for the union's endorsement.
4. An amendment or addition to an insurance policy, as to cover special circumstances.

endorsement, indorsement [ɪnˈdɔːsmənt]
n
1. the act or an instance of endorsing
2. something that endorses, such as a signature or qualifying comment
3. approval or support
4. (Law) a record of a motoring offence on a driving licence
5. (Business / Insurance) Insurance a clause in or amendment to an insurance policy allowing for alteration of coverage
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.endorsement - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
2.endorsement - a speech seconding a motion; "do I hear a second?"
agreement - the verbal act of agreeing
3.endorsement - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
O.K., okay, okeh, okey, OK - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
visa - an endorsement made in a passport that allows the bearer to enter the country issuing it
nihil obstat - the phrase used by the official censor of the Roman Catholic Church to say that a publication has been examined and contains nothing offensive to the church
4.endorsement - a signature that validates something; "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"
signature - your name written in your own handwriting
blank endorsement, endorsement in blank - an endorsement on commercial paper naming no payee and so payable to the bearer
5.endorsement - the act of endorsing; "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"
support - aiding the cause or policy or interests of; "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"
aegis, auspices, protection - kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held under the auspices of the city council"

endorsement indorsement
noun
approval, backing, support, championing, favour, promotion, sanction, recommendation, acceptance, agreement, warrant, confirmation, upholding, subscription, fiat, advocacy, affirmation, ratification, authorization, seal of approval, approbation, espousal, O.K. or okay (informal) This is a powerful endorsement of his style of governing.
Translations
endorsement [ɪnˈdɔːsmənt] N
1. (= signature) → endoso m
2. (= approval) → aprobación f; (= support) → respaldo m
3. (Brit) (Aut) (on licence) → nota f de sanción
endorsement [ɪnˈdɔːrsmənt]
n
(= approval) [proposal] → appui m; [action, decision, plan] → approbation f; [situation] → acception f
(= support) [idea, opinion] → soutien m; [person, candidate, institution] → soutien m
endorsement for an idea → soutien à une idée
to give endorsement to an idea → apporter son soutien à une idée
(COMMERCE) (= advertising) [product, company] → publicité f
celebrity endorsement → publicité f faite par une personne connue
(= signature) → endossement m
(British) (on driving licence)contravention portée au permis de conduire)f >
modif (COMMERCE) (= advertising) [deal, contract] → de sponsoring
endorsement fee → droits de sponsoring
endorsement
n
(on cheque, bill of exchange) → Indossament nt; (on policy) → Zusatz m, → Nachtrag m
(Brit Jur, on driving licence) → Strafvermerk mauf dem Führerschein
(of opinion)Billigung f; (for product, company) → Empfehlung f; the committee’s endorsement of the ideadie Billigung der Idee durch das Komitee
endorsement [ɪnˈdɔːsmənt] n (approval) → approvazione f (Brit) (on driving licence) → infrazione f annotata; (signature) → girata, firma
endorsement [ɪnˈdɔːsmənt] n (approval) → approvazione f (Brit) (on driving licence) → infrazione f annotata; (signature) → girata, firma


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Not any passenger that sailed in the Quaker City will withhold his endorsement of what I have just said.
SIR,--I have duly received your note, in which you claim to endorse my views, although I am not aware that they are dependent upon endorsement either from you or anyone else.
I have done myself the honor of counting you one trusting friend, and such endorsement is dear to me.
 
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