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  1. transitive verb To write one's signature on the back of (a check, for example) as evidence of the legal transfer of its ownership, especially in return for the cash or credit indicated on its face.
  2. transitive verb To place (one's signature), as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms.
  3. transitive verb To acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument.
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  • TheaterMania. com shall not be deemed to endorse, recommend, approve and / or guarantee such events, or any facts, views, advice and / or information contained therein. —  TheaterMania.com
  • At first, they couldn't do the gig because a rival of a product they endorse was a sponsor. —  PhilMusic.com
  • Edexcel does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • It's a sentiment his fellow band members seem to endorse, according to their —  No Rock And Roll Fun
  • While this advice dovetails with a theory experts endorse -- holding a home and steadily paying off the mortgage is the surest route to housing wealth -- financial planners generally frown on "stretching" to afford a more expensive home. —  ScrippsNews - current events, culture, commentary, community
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  1. Middle English endosen, from Anglo-Norman endosser, from Medieval Latin indorsāre : Latin in-, upon, in; see en-1 + Latin dorsum, back.
 

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/ɪn, ɛnˈdɔrs/
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