Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cosign

/ˈkoʊ.saɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: cosign
IPA: /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.

verb

To agree with or endorse.

Informal; Transitive verb

noun

The promotion of one musical artist (usually less successful) by another.

Example Sentences

"[Ilhan] Omar was left twisting in the wind earlier this year after facing spurious charges of antisemitism, a display of Democratic cowardice co-signed by Chelsea Clinton, Chuck Schumer, and most every other Democrat with a congressional leadership position."
"Also, you can't base your entire career on cosigns and big features. At some point, your music has to stand on its own."
"Big pump, don't stunt when it's showtime / Kinda funny how I didn't need a cosign"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English sign English cosign From co- + sign.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/
British English: /ˈkəʊ.saɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cosigns (present, singular) cosigning (participle, present) cosigned (participle, past) cosigned (past) co-sign (alternative) cosigns (plural)

Derived Forms

cosignatory cosignee

Synonyms

co-sign

Homonyms

cosine

Questions

How do you pronounce cosign?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊ.saɪn/.
What does cosign mean?: To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement.
Where does cosign come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English sign English cosign From co- + sign.

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