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endorse
(redirected from indorses)

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en·dorse  (n-dôrs) also in·dorse (n-)
tr.v. en·dorsed also in·dorsed, en·dors·ing also in·dors·ing, en·dors·es also in·dors·es
1. To write one's signature on the back of (a check, for example) as evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face.
2. To place (one's signature), as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms.
3. To acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument.
4. To give approval of or support to, especially by public statement; sanction: endorse a political candidate. See Synonyms at approve.

[Middle English endosen, from Anglo-Norman endosser, from Medieval Latin indorsre : Latin in-, upon, in; see en-1 + Latin dorsum, back.]

en·dorsa·ble adj.
en·dorser, en·dorsor n.

endorse, indorse [ɪnˈdɔːs]
vb (tr)
1. to give approval or sanction to
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc.) to specify oneself as payee
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Commerce
a.  to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee
b.  to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee
4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc.) on the back of a document
5. (Business / Commerce) to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
6. (Law) Chiefly Brit to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)
[from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en-1 + dos back, from Latin dorsum]
endorsable , indorsable adj
endorser , endorsor, indorser, indorsor n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.endorse - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
approve, O.K., okay, sanction - give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
warrant, guarantee - stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
champion, defend - protect or fight for as a champion
second, endorse, indorse, back - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
2.endorse - give support or one's approval to; "I'll second that motion"; "I can't back this plan"; "endorse a new project"
back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support - be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"
back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
3.endorse - guarantee as meeting a certain standard; "certified grade AAA meat"
warrant, guarantee - stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
4.endorse - sign as evidence of legal transfer; "endorse cheques"
sign - be engaged by a written agreement; "He signed to play the casino on Dec. 18"; "The soprano signed to sing the new opera"
co-sign, cosign - sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan
visa - provide (a passport) with a visa

endorse indorse
verb
1. approve, back, support, champion, favour, promote, recommend, sanction, sustain, advocate, warrant, prescribe, uphold, authorize, ratify, affirm, approve of, subscribe to, espouse, vouch for, throw your weight behind I can endorse this statement wholeheartedly.
2. sign, initial, countersign, sign on the back of, superscribe, undersign The payee must endorse the cheque.
Translations
endorse [ɪnˈdɔːs] VT
1. (= sign) [+ cheque, document] → endosar
2. (= approve) [+ opinion, claim, plan] → aprobar; (= support) [+ decision] → respaldar
3. (Brit) (Aut) to endorse a licenceanotar los detalles de una sanción en el permiso de conducir

endorse [ɪnˈdɔːrs] vt
[+ proposal] → appuyer; [+ action, decision, plan] → approuver; [+ opinion, idea] → adhérer à; [+ statement] → être en accord avec; [+ person, candidate] → soutenir
I would happily endorse his statement → Je suis tout à fait en accord avec sa déclaration.
(COMMERCE) (= advertise) [+ product, company] → faire de la publicité pour
[+ cheque] → endosser
to have one's driving licence endorsed (British)perdre des points sur son permis de conduire

endorse
vt
document, chequeauf der Rückseite unterzeichnen, indossieren
(Brit Jur) driving licenceeine Strafe vermerken auf (+dat); I had my licence endorsedich bekam einen Strafvermerk auf meinem Führerschein
(= approve)billigen, unterschreiben (inf); product, companyempfehlen; I endorse thatdem stimme ich zu, dem pflichte ich bei

endorse [ɪnˈdɔːs] vt (approve, opinion, claim, plan) → approvare, appoggiare (Brit) (driving licence) → annotare un'infrazione su; (sign, cheque) → girare
endorse [ɪnˈdɔːs] vt (approve, opinion, claim, plan) → approvare, appoggiare (Brit) (driving licence) → annotare un'infrazione su; (sign, cheque) → girare

endorse
v endorse [inˈdoːs]
1 to write one's signature on the back of (a cheque). endosseer, rugteken يُوَقِّع على ظَهْر شَك подписвам се на чек podepsat na rubu skrive under på; endossere indossieren οπισθογραφώ endosar indosseerima پشت نویسی کردن siirtää endosser לְהָסֵבְ चेक के पीछे हस्ताक्षर करना potpisati se hátirattal ellát; aláír (csekket hátlapján); forgat(mányoz) menandatangani cek, mengesahkan framselja, rita nafn sitt á girare 裏書きする 배서하다 pasirašyti, patvirtinti žirēt mengesahkan endosseren påtegne bak (en sjekk), endossere podpisywać endossar a andosa расписываться podpísať na opačnej strane indosirati potpisati na pozadini skriva på เซ็นชื่อหลังเช็คหรือตั๋วแลกเงินเพื่อขึ้นเงิน ciro etmek 在(支票等)背面簽名 розписуватися на звороті چیک وغیرہ کی پشت پر دستخت کرنا ký hậu
2 to make a note of an offence on (a driving licence). bevestig, onderskryf يُسَجِّل مُخالَفَة مُرور правя забележка на гърба на документ proštípnout kupón anmærke auf der Rückseite beschreiben καταγράφω παράβαση escribir la sanción (juhiloale) märget tegema تخلف را ثبت کردن saada ajokorttiin merkintä liikennerikkomuksesta porter une contravention à לִרשוֹת הֶעָרוֹת ड्राइविंग लाइसेंस इत्यादि पर अपराध का वक्तव्य देना kazniti megbírságol membuat catatan skrá brot (á ökuskírteini) annotare un'infrazione (sulla patente di guida) 違反事項を書き込む 위반 사항을 기입하다 pažymėti pražangą (uz automašīnas vadītāja apliecības) atzīmēt pārkāpumu mencatatkan een aantekening maken op påtegne odnotować przestępstwo (drogowe) endossar QUERY a face un proces-verbal делать пометку predierkovať kupón napraviti zaznamek zapisati göra en anteckning om, pricka การบันทึก ceza puanı yazmak 在(駕駛執照上)註上違規記錄 робити відмітку کسی جرم کی تفصیل لکھنا ghi vào bằng lái xe
3 to give one's approval to (a decision, statement etc) The court endorsed the judge's decision. endosseer يُصَدِّق على، يُقِرُّ потвърждавам schválit godkende; tilslutte sig gutheißen προσυπογράφω aprobar, refrendar heaks kiitma تایید کردن hyväksyä approuver לְאָשֶר समर्थन करना potvrditi jóváhagy menyetujui fallast á, styðja approvare 是認する 승인하다 patvirtinti apstiprināt; atzīt menyetujui bevestigen støtte, gi sin tilslutning zaaprobować, zatwierdzić aprovar a susţine одобрять schváliť potrditi odobriti stödja, godkänna ห้การรับรองอย่างเป็นทางการ onaylamak 贊同, 認可 підтверджувати, схвалювати تصدیق کرنا tán thành ,
n enˈdorsement
endossement, onderskrywing, rugtekening; goedkeuring تَظْهير شَك، مُصادَقَه على، مُوافَقَه потвърждение schválení anmærkning; godkendelse; tilslutning der Vermerk οπισθογράφηση, υποστήριξη aprobación märge, heakskiit پشت نویسی؛ تایید kannatus approbation הַסָבָה, אִישוּר अनुमोदन odobrenje, potvrda forgat(mányoz)ás; hátirat pengukuhan, pengesahan framsal; stuðningur approvazione 裏書き 승인 patvirtinimas žiro; reģistrēts pārkāpums; apstiprinājums persetujuan aantekening, bevestiging støtte, tilslutning, påtegning, endossement żyro, aprobata aprovação aprobare индоссамент; одобрение schválenie potrditev odobrenje påskrift, anteckning, prickning, stöd การสลักหลัง onaylama, ciro 簽註,背書,贊同 передавальний напис; підтвердження تصدیق sự tán thành


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