endorsement C1 Topic:People & Society US /ɛnˈdɔrsmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #16824 Meanings 1 noun Public approval or support for a person, product, or idea. The candidate won the endorsement of the local union. 2 noun A deal in which a famous person is paid to publicly promote a product. After the Olympics, the runner signed several lucrative endorsement deals. 3 noun A signature on the back of a cheque or document that makes it valid. The bank would not cash the cheque without his endorsement. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · public approval or support... sanctionapproval 3 noun · a signature on the back of... indorsement Word family Forms endorsements Derived forms anti-endorsementdisendorsementnonendorsement Related forms allonge Appears in Phrases (1) See all blank endorsement a signature transferring a financial document without naming the next recipient Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From endorse + -ment. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # endorsement **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɛnˈdɔrsmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 16824 ## Meanings 1. Public approval or support for a person, product, or idea. 2. A deal in which a famous person is paid to publicly promote a product. 3. A signature on the back of a cheque or document that makes it valid. ## Examples - The candidate won the endorsement of the local union. - After the Olympics, the runner signed several lucrative endorsement deals. - The bank would not cash the cheque without his endorsement. ## Derived Forms - anti-endorsement - disendorsement - nonendorsement ## Related Forms - allonge ## Etymology From endorse + -ment. ## AI Etymology Endorsement is from endorse + -ment. In present-day use, it can mean public approval or support for a person, product, or idea, or a deal in which a famous person is paid to publicly promote a product. Derived formations include anti-endorsement, disendorsement, nonendorsement. Related words include allonge. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown