Dictionary Check: endorsement

"endorsement" is a valid word!

Scrabble 14 points
Words with Friends 17 points

Definition

noun

a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)

Example: "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
Synonyms:
noun

a speech seconding a motion

Example: "do I hear a second?"
noun

formal and explicit approval

Example: "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"
noun

a signature that validates something

Example: "the cashier would not cash the check without an endorsement"
Synonyms:
noun

the act of endorsing

Example: "a star athlete can make a lot of money from endorsements"
Synonyms:

Advertisement