noun
- strips of paper attached to a bill of exchange or promissory note to provide space for additional endorsements
Usage: legal; finance
Examples
- The bank attached allonges to accommodate the multiple endorsements.
- When the back of the check was full, allonges were used for additional signatures.
- The promissory note required allonges due to numerous transfers.
- Legal documents sometimes need allonges for extra endorsements.
- The financial institution prepared allonges for the complex transaction.