Present participle of cosign; the act of signing a document jointly with another person.
From co- + signing (present participle of sign). Modern gerund form used increasingly in financial and legal contexts.
The act of cosigning is one of the biggest financial decisions people make without fully understanding it—lenders can pursue the cosigner's wages, bank accounts, or assets just like the primary borrower's.
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