Meaning

• The act or quality of endorsing

  "Companies sometimes pay millions for product endorsement by celebrities."

• An amendment or annotation to an insurance contract or other official document (such as a driving licence).

  "Mr. Jones paid extra for the flood damage endorsement on his house insurance."

• An instructor's signed acknowledgement of time practising specific flying skills.

  "Once she obtained the endorsement of her night flying hours, Joanna was approved to take the pilot's examination."

• (certification) Permission to carry out a specific skill or application in a field in which the practitioner already has a general licence.

  "To transport gasoline, truckers must have a valid licence and the hazardous materials endorsement."

• Sponsorship, in means of money, by a company, business or enterprise.

  "After the Olympics, he was hoping to get an endorsement deal."

• Support from an important, renowned figure of a media (celebrity, politics, sports, etc.), to get back up.

  "I'm not sure whether an endorsement from Donald Trump will help or hurt."