co-sign
verb[IorT]
(alsocosign)uk/ˈkəʊˌsaɪn/us/ˈkoʊˌsaɪn/tosignadocumenttogether with anotherpersonor otherpeople:
All fiveformerhomelandsecuritysecretarieshave co-signed aletterto thepresident.
We all cosigned theletterurgingher toreconsiderheractions.
Isupportthebilland I called mycongressmanandaskedhim to co-sign.
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tosignanother person'sapplication(=request)toborrowmoney,rentanapartment, etc. so that youpromisetopayif they do not:
Myfatherco-signed for my firstcar.
To get aloan, heneedssomeone to co-sign.
Acitizenor apermanentresidentwithevidenceofeligibilitymust cosign theloan.
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to say that yousupportsomeone'sopinionor something that they have done:
Are youaskingme to co-sign thedecision?
Theirjobis notsimplyto cosign and givecarteblanche to anyactionby thepresident.
"This iscrazy." "Cosigned!"(= Iagree.)
- Myaccompaniedme to co-sign for acreditcardatourbank.
- Parents orsponsorscan also cosign aprivatestudentloan.
- Shestruggledto get theremaining$7,000 sheneededfrom abank,evenafter hermotherofferedto co-sign.
- I'm not going to cosign that thing about the Europeans beingsmarteraboutmusicthanAmericans.
Signing & signatures
- anon
- autograph
- co-signatory
- co-signer
- countersign
- initial
- John Hancock
- non-signer
- notarize
- sign(something)off
- sign for/withsomeone
- sign in
- sign on
- sign out
- signsomethingaway
- signsomethingover
- signature
- signing
- tag
- the undersigned
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