Meaning & use

endorsed

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Publicly declared support for someone or something, or signed a document, such as a check, to make it valid or transfer it.

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The senator endorsed her rival's proposal after months of debate.

He endorsed the check before depositing it at the bank.

A note on using this word

In finance, "endorsing" a check specifically means signing the back of it to authorize its transfer or deposit.

Words with a similar meaning

approvedbacked

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Words with an opposite meaning

opposedrejected

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