different between endorsement vs attestation

English

Alternative forms

• endorsation (older American, Canadian)
• indorsation (Scotland)
• indorsement (older (American), Latinate)

Etymology

endorse +? -ment

Noun

endorsement (countable and uncountable, plural endorsements)

1. The act or quality of endorsing

   The association announced its endorsement of the policy.

   The bank required that cheque endorsement be witnessed by a cashier.

   Companies sometimes pay millions for product endorsement by celebrities.
2. 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.

3. (aviation) 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.

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

   Wanted: Accredited teacher with Grade 12 mathematics endorsement.

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

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

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

6. 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.

Translations

See also

• allonge

English

Etymology

attest +? -ation; from Middle French attestation, from Latin attest?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æ.t?s.te?.??n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æt??ste???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: at?tes?ta?tion

Noun

attestation (countable and uncountable, plural attestations)

1. A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.
2. A confirmation or authentication.
3. (business, finance) The process, performed by accountants or auditors, of providing independent opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency, or other organization.
4. (linguistics, of a language, word, word form, or word meaning) An appearance in print or otherwise recorded on a permanent medium.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Middle French attestation, from Latin attest?ti? (“attestation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t?s.ta.sj??/

Noun

attestation f (plural attestations)

1. certificate
2. testimonial
3. attestation
4. statement
5. declaration
6. (law) affidavit

Further reading

• “attestation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).