verb
endorse
To sign a document to authorize its payment, transfer, or validity.
She endorses the check before depositing it.
Etymology
The older verb means to put on the back. The legal use comes from signing the back of a document to authorize or transfer it.
More examples
- He endorsed the document.
- They are endorsing the payment instruments.
- The signature endorses the transfer.
Forms
endorse · endorses · endorsed · endorsing
endorsement noun — formal support or authorizing signature