Concur vs. Endorse — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Concur and Endorse
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Concur
To be of the same opinion; agree
Concurred on the issue of preventing crime.
Endorse
To express approval of or give support to, especially by public statement; sanction
Endorse a change in policy.
Endorse a political candidate.
Concur
To combine in bringing something about; act together
Factors that concurred to prevent a meeting of the leaders.
Endorse
To recommend (a product), often in exchange for payment, as in an advertisement.
Concur
To occur at the same time; coincide
Icy sleet that concurred with a forceful wind.
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Endorse
To write one's signature on the back of (a check) to obtain the amount payable or to make the amount payable available to a third party or to the bearer.
Concur
(Obsolete) To converge; meet.
Endorse
To write one's signature on the back of (an instrument) to transfer the rights available under that instrument to another party.
Concur
To grant or concede
"French surgeons ... could only concur that it was a mortal wound" (Susan Dunn).
Endorse
To place (one's signature), as on a contract, to indicate approval of its contents or terms.
Concur
To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
Endorse
To acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument.
Concur
To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help towards a common object or effect.
Concurring plans
Concurring lines of thought
Endorse
To express support or approval, especially officially or publicly.
The president endorsed John Smith as senator.
Concur
(obsolete) To run together; to meet.
Endorse
To write one's signature on the back of a cheque, or other negotiable instrument, when transferring it to a third party, or cashing it.
Concur
(rare) To converge.
Endorse
To give an endorsement.
Concur
To run together; to meet.
Anon they fierce encountering both concurredWith grisly looks and faces like their fates.
Endorse
(medicine) To report (a symptom); to describe.
Concur
To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to contribute or help toward a common object or effect.
When outward causes concur.
Endorse
(heraldry) A diminutive of the pale, usually appearing in pairs on either side of a pale.
Concur
To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.
Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion.
Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to Walker.
This concurs directly with the letter.
Endorse
Same as Indorse.
Concur
To assent; to consent.
Endorse
A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its width (according to some writers, one eighth).
Concur
Be in accord; be in agreement;
We agreed on the terms of the settlement
I can't agree with you!
I hold with those who say life is sacred
Both philosophers concord on this point
Endorse
Be behind; approve of;
He plumped for the Labor Party
I backed Kennedy in 1960
Concur
Happen simultaneously;
The two events coincided
Endorse
Give support or one's approval to;
I'll second that motion
I can't back this plan
Endorse a new project
Endorse
Guarantee as meeting a certain standard;
Certified grade AAA meat
Endorse
Of documents or cheques
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