Countersignature — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚsˌɪɡnɪtʃɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊntəsˌɪɡnɪtʃə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊntəsˌɪɡnɪtʃə/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚsˌɪɡnɪtʃɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

countersign

Word Forms

countersign

verb

add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gegenzeichnung

eine zweite bestätigende Unterschrift, die ein bereits unterzeichnetes Dokument bestätigt

🇫🇷French

contreseing

une deuxième signature de confirmation approuvant un document déjà signé

🇪🇸Spanish

refrendar

una segunda firma confirmatoria que respalda un documento ya firmado

🇮🇹Italian

controfirma

una seconda firma di conferma che avalla un documento già firmato

🇳🇱Dutch

medeondertekening

een tweede bevestigende handtekening die een reeds ondertekend document bekrachtigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

referenda

uma segunda assinatura de confirmação endossando um documento já assinado

🇷🇺Russian

контрассигнация

вторая подтверждающая подпись, подтверждающая уже подписанный документ

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिहस्ताक्षर

पहले से हस्ताक्षरित दस्तावेज़ का समर्थन करने वाला दूसरा पुष्टिकरण हस्ताक्षर

🇧🇩Bengali

পাল্টা স্বাক্ষর

ইতিমধ্যে স্বাক্ষরিত একটি নথি অনুমোদনকারী একটি দ্বিতীয় নিশ্চিত স্বাক্ষর

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர் கையொப்பம்

ஏற்கனவே கையொப்பமிடப்பட்ட ஆவணத்தை உறுதிப்படுத்தும் இரண்டாவது கையொப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కౌంటర్ సంతకం

ఇప్పటికే సంతకం చేసిన పత్రాన్ని ఆమోదించే రెండవ నిర్ధారిత సంతకం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिस्वाक्षरी

आधीच स्वाक्षरी केलेल्या दस्तऐवजाचे समर्थन करणारी दुसरी पुष्टी करणारी स्वाक्षरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિ સહી

પહેલેથી જ સહી કરેલ દસ્તાવેજને સમર્થન આપતી બીજી પુષ્ટિ કરતી સહી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಸಹಿ

ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸಹಿ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ಡಾಕ್ಯುಮೆಂಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಅನುಮೋದಿಸುವ ಎರಡನೇ ದೃಢೀಕರಣ ಸಹಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എതിർ ഒപ്പ്

ഇതിനകം ഒപ്പിട്ട ഒരു പ്രമാണത്തെ അംഗീകരിക്കുന്ന രണ്ടാമത്തെ സ്ഥിരീകരണ ഒപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਵਾਬੀ ਹਸਤਾਖਰ

ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਹੀ ਦਸਤਖਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ਦੀ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਪੁਸ਼ਟੀਕਰਨ ਦਸਤਖਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوابی دستخط

پہلے سے دستخط شدہ دستاویز کی توثیق کرنے والا دوسرا تصدیقی دستخط

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

会签

第二次确认签名认可已签署的文件

🇯🇵Japanese

副署

すでに署名されている文書を裏付ける 2 番目の確認署名

🇰🇷Korean

부서

이미 서명된 문서를 보증하는 두 번째 확인 서명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chữ ký ngược

chữ ký xác nhận thứ hai xác nhận một tài liệu đã được ký

🇹🇭Thai

ลายเซ็นต์

ลายเซ็นยืนยันครั้งที่สองรับรองเอกสารที่ลงนามแล้ว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanda tangan balasan

tanda tangan konfirmasi kedua yang mendukung dokumen yang sudah ditandatangani

🇲🇾Malay

tandatangan balas

tandatangan pengesahan kedua yang mengesahkan dokumen yang telah ditandatangani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التوقيع

توقيع تأكيدي ثانٍ يؤيد وثيقة موقعة بالفعل

🇮🇷Persian

امضای متقابل

امضای دوم تأیید کننده سندی که قبلاً امضا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

karşı imza

Halihazırda imzalanmış bir belgeyi onaylayan ikinci bir onay imzası

🇮🇱Hebrew

חתימה נגדית

חתימה שנייה המאשרת מסמך שכבר חתום

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What is the primary definition of the word 'countersignature'?

The primary meaning of 'countersignature' is 'a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'countersignature' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'countersignature' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'countersignature' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'countersignature' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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