Thesaurus: indorse
To cover the back of; to load or burden.
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Definitions
- v. t. To cover the back of; to load or burden.
- v. t. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.
- v. t. To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a /ote, draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment, performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest, etc.).
- v. t. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.
- v. be behind; approve of
- v. give support or one's approval to
- v. guarantee as meeting a certain standard
- v. sign as evidence of legal transfer
- 1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.] Elephants indorsed with towers. Milton. 2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as a direction, heading, memorandum, or address. 3. (Law & Com.) To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the back of (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure the payment of a 4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion. To indorse in blank, to write one's name on the back of a note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.
- To write one's name, alone or with other words, upon the backof (a paper), for the purpose of transferring it, or to secure thepayment of a
- v be behind; approve of v give support or one's approval to v guarantee as meeting a certain standard v sign as evidence of legal transfer