undersigned

un·der·signed

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- UK Pronunciation
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- [adjective uhn-der-sahynd, uhn-der-sahynd; noun uhn-der-sahynd]
- /adjective ˌʌn dərˈsaɪnd, ˈʌn dərˌsaɪnd; noun ˈʌn dərˌsaɪnd/
- /ʌndəˈsaɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [adjective uhn-der-sahynd, uhn-der-sahynd; noun uhn-der-sahynd]
- /adjective ˌʌn dərˈsaɪnd, ˈʌn dərˌsaɪnd; noun ˈʌn dərˌsaɪnd/

Definitions of undersigned word

adjective undersigned being the one or ones whose signature appears at the end of a letter or document: All of the undersigned persons are bound by the contract. 1
adjective undersigned signed at the bottom or end of, as a writing: The undersigned names guarantee the good faith of the statement. 1
noun undersigned the undersigned, the person or persons signing a letter or document. 1
verb with object undersigned to sign one's name under or at the end of (a letter or document); affix one's signature to. 1
adjective undersigned having signed at the bottom 1
adjective undersigned On a legal document, the undersigned people are the ones who have signed their names at the bottom of the document. 0

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Origin of undersigned

First appearance:

before 1635

One of the 43% oldest English words

First recorded in 1635-45; under- + sign + -ed2

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Parts of speech for Undersigned

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Undersigned

undersigned popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for undersigned

noun undersigned

cosignatory — a person, country, etc, that signs a document jointly with others

Just one Synonym for undersigned