cosign

Back someone's loan

Cosign means to sign a document jointly with another person, typically to guarantee a loan or contract: My father cosigned my first car loan.

The cosigner accepts responsibility if the primary party defaults.

In slang, cosign means to endorse or vouch for something: I cosign that recommendation completely.

guarantee

guarantor

One pledging another's obligation

security · vouch · surety · bond · indemnity · safeguard · promise · warranty · underwriting · bail

endorse

support

To uphold or sustain

vouch · affirm · validate · champion · recommend · sanction · favor · subscribe · promote · second

loan

borrower

One who takes temporarily

repayment · mortgage · interest · finance · debt · collateral · liability · obligation · arrears · underwrite

legal

contract

Enforceable written agreement

witness · sworn · document · compliance · jurisdiction · fiduciary · liability · executor · notary · binding

slang

approve

Formally accept or authorize

back · respect · acknowledge · affirm · solidarity · stamp of approval · props · real talk · stand with

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Opposites
endorsement/support

cosignrepudiate

Reject as having no authority

oppose · reject · condemn · denounce · disavow

financial responsibility

cosigndefault

Preset standard option

renege · walk away from

approval/authorization

cosignveto

Official refusal to approve

reject · refuse · block · deny · disapprove

Family

cosigner, cosigned, cosigners, cosigns, cosigning

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