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endorsement

/ɪnˈdɔːsmənt/

B2CEFR level
35/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister

Law noun

A signature or note added to a document to transfer rights or introduce a term.

Title to the bill passed to the bank by endorsement and delivery.

Similar: indorsement, signature

Topic: Contracts in Legal English

Business noun

A public statement of approval, especially of a product.

The athlete's endorsement doubled sales.

Similar: backing, recommendation

Origin: Latin in- + dorsum 'back'.

Topic: Marketing & brand in Business English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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