sign out

verb

signed out; signing out; signs out

intransitive verb

: to indicate departure by signing a register

transitive verb

: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books for a week
sign-out noun or adjective

Examples of sign out in a Sentence

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In downtown Tampa early Thursday, fierce winds tore down traffic lights, ripped signs out of the ground and sent construction barricades flying across wet pavement. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024 But there was no sign out front because the seller didn’t want one. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024 Expo, a cozy cocktail spot with no sign out front of its Main Street light-blue door, closed earlier this week. Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024 With only five rounds, the Orioles convinced Young to sign out of Louisiana Lafayette, and the early returns were encouraging as the 6-foot-6 right-hander struck out 114 in 84 1/3 innings in 2021. Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sign out 

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of sign out was in 1903

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Cite this Entry

“Sign out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20out. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

sign out

verb
1
: to make a record of one's departure
have to sign out before getting off-line
2
: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books
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