in·dorse

[in-dawrs]
verb (used with object), in·dorsed, in·dors·ing.

re·in·dorse, verb (used with object), re·in·dorsed, re·in·dors·ing.
un·in·dorsed, adjective
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endorse or indorse (ɪnˈdɔːs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

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Indorse is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
indorse (ɪnˈdɔːs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
a variant spelling of endorse
 
in'dorsable
 
adj
 
in'dorsement
 
n
 
in'dorser
 
n
 
in'dorsor
 
n

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Example sentences
The sheriff shall indorse upon every writ or order the day and hour such writ or order was received by him.
In cases in which the claimant is an individual the claimant will receive the check and will normally indorse it.
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