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indorse

[in-dawrs]

verb (used with object), -dorsed, -dors·ing.

endorse.

Related forms

re·in·dorse, verb (used with object), -dorsed, -dors·ing.

un·in·dorsed, adjective

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endorse or indorse (ɪnˈdɔːs)

—vb
1.	to give approval or sanction to
2.	to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee
3.	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.	to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document
5.	to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment
6.	chiefly (Brit) to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)

[C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en-¹ + dos back, from Latin dorsum]

indorse or indorse

—vb

[C16: from Old French endosser to put on the back, from en-¹ + dos back, from Latin dorsum]

en'dorsable or indorse

—*adj*

in'dorsable or indorse

—*adj*

en'dorser or indorse

—n

en'dorsor or indorse

—n

in'dorser or indorse

—n

in'dorsor or indorse

—n

indorse (ɪnˈdɔːs)

—vb
	a variant spelling of endorse

in'dorsable

—*adj*

in'dorsement

—n

in'dorser

—n

in'dorsor

—n

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