cosign
cosign Lexical Profile
cosign Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To sign a financial contract, loan, or official document jointly with another person, especially to guarantee repayment if the primary borrower defaults.
"Her parents agreed to cosign the apartment lease since she had just graduated from college."
To publicly endorse, validate, or express strong agreement with an opinion, statement, or person (informal).
"Several prominent scholars were quick to cosign her critique of the outdated policy."
• noun
An act of publicly endorsing, vouching for, or expressing strong agreement with a person, statement, or creative work (informal).
"Getting a public cosign from an established producer helped launch the young musician's career."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in the early 20th century from the prefix co- ('jointly') and sign, from Latin signare ('to mark or seal').
Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.