endorse

1. to approve, support, or sustain.

   to endorse a political candidate.

   Synonyms:

   second, back, sustain, uphold, ratify, sanction

2. to designate oneself as payee of (a check) by signing, usually on the reverse side of the instrument.

3. to sign one's name on (a commercial document or other instrument).

4. to make over (a stated amount) to another as payee by one's endorsement.

5. to write (something) on the back of a document, paper, etc..

   to endorse instructions; to endorse one's signature.

6. to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft, etc.

1. Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.

1. to give approval or sanction to

2. to sign (one's name) on the back of (a cheque, etc) to specify oneself as payee

3. commerce

   1. to sign the back of (a negotiable document) to transfer ownership of the rights to a specified payee

   2. to specify (a designated sum) as transferable to another as payee

4. to write (a qualifying comment, recommendation, etc) on the back of a document

5. to sign (a document), as when confirming receipt of payment

6. to record (a conviction) on (a driving licence)