Standard Lemma guide

endorsement

noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or quality of endorsing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • The association announced its endorsement of the policy.
  • The bank required that cheque endorsement be witnessed by a cashier.
  • Companies sometimes pay millions for product endorsement by celebrities.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Examples

  • Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: certification

Topics: education

Examples

  • Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement.
  • To transport gasoline, truckers must have a valid licence and the hazardous materials endorsement.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • After the Olympics, he was hoping to get an endorsement deal.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • I'm not sure whether an endorsement from Donald Trump will help or hurt.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the act of endorsing

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indorsement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: support

Narrower terms: auspices, protection, aegis

8

noun

Meaning 8

a signature that validates something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indorsement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: signature

Narrower terms: blank endorsement, endorsement in blank

9

noun

Meaning 9

formal and explicit approval

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sanction, countenance, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: approval, commendation

Narrower terms: O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh, visa, nihil obstat

10

noun

Meaning 10

a speech seconding a motion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • do I hear a second?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: second, secondment, indorsement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agreement

11

noun

Meaning 11

a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indorsement, blurb

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: promotion, publicity, promotional material, packaging

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English endorse Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English endorsement From endorse + -ment.

Across languages

Translations

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: endossering — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Danish: godkendelse — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Danish: støtte — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Dutch: bekrachtiging — the act or quality of endorsing
  • German: Bestätigung — the act or quality of endorsing
  • German: Befürwortung — the act or quality of endorsing
  • German: Unterstützung — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Hungarian: támogatás — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Indonesian: endorsemen — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Italian: riconoscimento — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Italian: approvazione — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godkjenning — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilslutning — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Portuguese: recomendação — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Portuguese: aprovação — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Portuguese: apoio — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Portuguese: aval — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Russian: одобрение (odobrenije) — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Spanish: endoso — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Spanish: endorso — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Ukrainian: схва́лення (sxválennja) — the act or quality of endorsing
  • Danish: påtegning — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Danish: godkendelse — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Danish: tilslutning — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • German: Zusatz — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • German: Nachtrag — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • German: Anhang — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: bejegyzés — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: feljegyzés — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: jóváhagyás — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: záradék — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: hozzájárulás — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: záradékolás — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: hátirat — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: hátiratozás — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: forgatmány — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Hungarian: forgatmányozás — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Indonesian: endorsemen — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Italian: avallo — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Norwegian Bokmål: påtegning — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godkjenning — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godkjennelse — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Norwegian Bokmål: endossement — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Portuguese: averbamento — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Portuguese: averbação — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Russian: поправка (popravka) — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Russian: изменение (izmenenije) — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • Ukrainian: індосаме́нт (indosamént) — an amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document
  • German: Nachweis — an instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills
  • German: Bestätigung — an instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills
  • German: Anerkennung — an instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills
  • German: Zusatzqualifikation — permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence
  • German: Befähigungsnachweis — permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence
  • German: Berechtigung — permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence
  • Italian: approvazione — permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godkjenning — permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence
  • Norwegian Bokmål: godkjennelse — permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence
  • French: endorsement — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • French: sponsoring — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • German: Förderung — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • Italian: sponsorizzazione — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • Kazakh: индоссамент (indossament) — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tilslutning — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • Russian: спонсорство (sponsorstvo) — sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise
  • Danish: anbefaling — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • French: soutien — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • German: Empfehlung — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • German: Fürsprache — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • German: Unterstützungserklärung — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Italian: avallo — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Italian: appoggio — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Italian: sostegno — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Portuguese: apoio — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Russian: поддержка (podderžka) — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Russian: эндо́рсмент (endórsment) — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Spanish: apoyo — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Spanish: endorso — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
  • Spanish: endorsamiento — support from an important, renowned figure of a media
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