cosign
/ˈkoʊsaɪn/
verb
- To sign a document (such as a loan or lease) along with another person, agreeing to be responsible if the other person fails to pay or perform.
- She cosigned the apartment lease for her son while he was still in college.
- My father agreed to cosign my first car loan because I had no credit history.
- The bank requires a parent to cosign the loan for students under 21.
- To endorse or support an idea, plan, or action jointly with others.
- We all cosigned the petition to save the local park.
- The committee members cosigned the proposal for a new community center.
- Several senators cosigned the bill to improve public school funding.
noun
- A person who signs a document jointly with another, especially to guarantee a loan.
- As a cosign on the lease, you are legally responsible for the rent.
- The bank asked for a cosign with a steady income before approving the mortgage.
- He acted as a cosign for his friend's business loan.