🇬🇧🇪🇸 endorse - endosar : English Lesson

Meaning of "endorse" ("endosar"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To endorse a check means to write your name on the back of it so the bank knows you agree that the money can be given to you or to another person you choose. It’s like signing a permission slip on the back of the check that says, “Yes, this money is allowed to go to this person.”

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Grandma endorsed the check and told me, “See, this is how you tell the bank, ‘Yes, this kid is allowed to touch my money.’”

I tried to endorse the check, but my little brother grabbed the pen and signed, “Captain Underpants” instead of my name.

Grandpa endorsed the check and said, “There, I just told the bank, ‘Yes, this money is allowed to escape.’”

Dad said, “Endorse the check,” so I flipped it over like a pancake and signed it with my fanciest squiggle.

When people endorse checks, some signatures are so messy that banks still accept what looks like a sleeping worm doing gymnastics.

At the bank, a son held a check and asked his mother to endorse it so he could cash it. She smiled and agreed to endorse, wrote on the back to endorse, then paused to endorse again with a small note. The teller checked that she did endorse, handed over the cash, and the son hugged her.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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