allonge

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/əˈlʌnʒ/

noun

A slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.

OriginFrench allonge →
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Meanings

nounallonge (plural allonges)

plural allonges

  1. bankingA slip of paper attached to a negotiable instrument to hold endorsements should the document itself be unable to hold any more.
  2. fencingA thrust or pass; a lunge.
verballonge (third-person singular simple present allonges, present participle allonging, simple past and past participle allonged)

present singular third person allonges · participle present allonging · participle past allonged · past allonged

  1. To thrust with a sword; to lunge.

Origin

  1. Frenchallonge“a lengthening”
  2. Englishallonge

Borrowed from French allonge (“a lengthening”). Doublet of lunge.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 附箋 /附笺
  • 附箋 /附笺attachment to negotiable instrument
Czech přívěsek, alonž
  • přívěsekattachment to negotiable instrument
  • alonžattachment to negotiable instrument
  • allongeattachment to negotiable instrument
Finnish lisäke, hyökätä
  • lisäkeattachment to negotiable instrument
  • hyökätäto thrust with a sword
French allonge
  • allongeattachment to negotiable instrument
German Allonge
  • Allongeattachment to negotiable instrument
Japanese 附箋
  • 附箋 (fusen)attachment to negotiable instrument
Polish alonż, przedłużek
  • alonżattachment to negotiable instrument
  • przedłużekattachment to negotiable instrument
  • przedłużkaattachment to negotiable instrument
Portuguese alongue, alongamento
  • alongueattachment to negotiable instrument
  • alongamentoattachment to negotiable instrument
Russian алло́нж, напада́ть
  • алло́нж (allónž)attachment to negotiable instrument
  • напада́ть (napadátʹ)to thrust with a sword
  • напа́сть (napástʹ)to thrust with a sword
  • бро́ситься (brósitʹsja)to thrust with a sword
Thai ใบประจำต่อ
  • ใบประจำต่อ (bai-bprà-jam-dtɔ̀ɔ)attachment to negotiable instrument

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

allonge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allonge

MLA

“allonge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allonge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allonge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allonge.

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