indorsement meaning and definition

INDORSEMENT noun

Definition of indorsement (noun)

1. a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
   • "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
   • synonyms: blurb, endorsement
2. a speech seconding a motion
   • "do I hear a second?"
   • synonyms: endorsement, second, secondment
3. formal and explicit approval
   • "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
   • synonyms: countenance, endorsement, imprimatur, sanction, warrant
4. a signature that validates something
   • "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"
   • synonyms: endorsement
5. the act of endorsing
   • "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"
   • synonyms: endorsement