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COSIGNER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cosigner mean? 

COSIGNER (noun)
  The noun COSIGNER has 2 senses:

1. one of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration)play

2. a signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety)play

  Familiarity information: COSIGNER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COSIGNER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

One of two or more signers of the same document (as a treaty or declaration)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

cosignatory; cosigner

Hypernyms ("cosigner" is a kind of...):

signatory; signer (someone who signs and is bound by a document)

Derivation:

cosign (sign jointly)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A signer in addition to the principal signer (to verify the authenticity of the principal signature or to provide surety)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("cosigner" is a kind of...):

signatory; signer (someone who signs and is bound by a document)

Derivation:

cosign (sign and endorse (another person's signature), as for a loan)


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