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Business Definition for: accommodation endorsement

accommodation endorsement

written agreement to be liable made without consideration on a credit instrument (e.g., notes payable) to which another person or firm is a party, thus adding strength to the credit application. An example: a parent company endorses a note of a subsidiary payable to a bank or other lender.

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