cosign

cosign
cosign also co-sign, by 1968, from CO- (Cf. co-) + SIGN (Cf. sign) (v.). Co-signer (cosigner) is recorded from 1959; earlier in this sense was cosignatory (1865).

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  • cosign — UK [ˈkəʊˌsaɪn] / US [ˈkoʊˌsaɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms cosign : present tense I/you/we/they cosign he/she/it cosigns present participle cosigning past tense cosigned past participle cosigned to sign a cheque, contract, formal agreement etc… …   English dictionary

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  • cosign — /koh suyn , koh suyn /, v.i., v.t. to sign as a cosigner. [CO + SIGN] * * * …   Universalium

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