Indorsement

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of endorsement. alt-of, alternative

    "Many bills, both domestic and foreign, are at last presented for payment quite covered with indorsements, each of which represents either a fresh discounting, or a pecuniary transaction in which the bill has performed the functions of money."

  2. 2
    the act of endorsing wordnet
  3. 3
    a signature that validates something wordnet
  4. 4
    formal and explicit approval wordnet
  5. 5
    a speech seconding a motion wordnet
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  1. 6
    a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) wordnet

Example

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"Many bills, both domestic and foreign, are at last presented for payment quite covered with indorsements, each of which represents either a fresh discounting, or a pecuniary transaction in which the bill has performed the functions of money."

Etymology

From indorse + -ment.

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