endorsement

endorsement
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}.


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • endorsement — /in dɔ:rsmənt/, it. /in dorsment/ s. ingl. [der. di (to ) endorse firmare a tergo, girare ], usato in ital. al masch. (banc.) [apposizione della firma allo scopo di trasferire un titolo di credito all ordine] ▶◀ girata …   Enciclopedia Italiana

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  • endorsement — An authorized marking on a mailpiece that shows handling instructions, a special service, or a request for an ancillary service. (Also see marking.) …   Glossary of postal terms

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