endorsement: Meaning and Definition of

en•dorse•ment

1. approval or sanction: The program for supporting the arts won the government's endorsement.
2. the placing of one's signature, instructions, etc., on a document.
3. the signature, instructions, etc., placed on the reverse of a commercial document, for the purpose of assigning the interest therein to another.
4. a clause under which the stated coverage of an insurance policy may be altered.