What does "endorsement" mean?
The act or quality of endorsing
Endorsement
noun
noun ·3 syllables ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The act or quality of endorsing
- Grammar: endorsement is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: sanction, acceptance, acceptances, accord.
- Useful contrasts: academic dissent case, disproving theory, formal rebuttal.
- Usage evidence: Actors and sports stars often parlay their celebrity into endorsement deals.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or quality of endorsing countable, uncountable
"The association announced its endorsement of the policy."
- 2 the act of endorsing wordnet
- 3 An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence). countable, uncountable
"Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance."
- 4 a signature that validates something wordnet
- 5 An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills. countable, uncountable
"Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination."
Show 6 more definitions
- 6 formal and explicit approval wordnet
- 7 Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence. countable, uncountable
"Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement."
- 8 a speech seconding a motion wordnet
- 9 Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise. countable, uncountable
"After the Olympics, he was hoping to get an endorsement deal."
- 10 a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) wordnet
- 11 Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up. countable, uncountable
"I'm not sure whether an endorsement from Donald Trump will help or hurt."
Antonyms
academic dissent casedisproving theoryformal rebuttalintense aversion
Example
"Actors and sports stars often parlay their celebrity into endorsement deals."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "endorsement"?
Common synonyms include: sanction, acceptance, acceptances, accord, accreditation, acquiescence.
How do you use "endorsement" in a sentence?
Actors and sports stars often parlay their celebrity into endorsement deals.
Etymology
From endorse + -ment.