different between cosign vs countersign

cosign

English

Alternative forms

  • co-sign

Etymology

co- +? sign

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?k??.sa?n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?ko?.sa?n/
  • Homophone: cosine

Verb

cosign (third-person singular simple present cosigns, present participle cosigning, simple past and past participle cosigned)

  1. To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.
  2. (slang) To agree with or endorse

Derived terms

  • cosignatory

Translations

Noun

cosign (plural cosigns)

  1. The promotion of one musical artist (usually less successful) by another.

Anagrams

  • Scogin, coigns, cosing, incogs

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countersign

English

Etymology

From Middle French contresigne. Equivalent to counter- +? sign.

Noun

countersign (plural countersigns)

  1. (law) A second signature added to a document to affirm the validity of the signature of the first person.
  2. The response to a sign or signal.

Verb

countersign (third-person singular simple present countersigns, present participle countersigning, simple past and past participle countersigned)

  1. (transitive) To sign on the opposite side of (a document).
  2. (transitive, by extension) To add a second signature to a document, affirming the validity of the signature of another person.

Translations

Further reading

  • countersign (legal) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • countersign (military) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • "countersign" at dict.org

Anagrams

  • countersing, recountings

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