ENDORSE

also indorse transitive verb (-dorsed; -dorsing) Etymology: alteration of obsolete endoss, from Middle English endosen, from Anglo-French endosser, to put on, don, write on the back of, from en- + dos back, from Latin dorsum Date: 1581 1. to write on the back of, to inscribe (one's signature) on a check, bill, or note, to inscribe (as an official document) with a title or memorandum, to make over to another (the value represented in a check, bill, or note) by inscribing one's name on the document, to acknowledge receipt of (a sum specified) by one's signature on a document, 2. to approve openly , to recommend (as a product or service) usually for financial compensation , see: approve endorsable adjective ~e noun ~r noun