endorsement Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
   indorsement; blurb.
   
   • the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book
2. noun a speech seconding a motion
   second; indorsement; secondment.
   
   • do I hear a second?
3. noun formal and explicit approval
   sanction; indorsement; countenance; imprimatur; warrant.
   
   • a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
4. noun a signature that validates something
   indorsement.
   
   • the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement
5. noun the act of endorsing
   indorsement.
   
   • a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements

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