sign over
phrasal verb
signed over; signing over; signs over
: to give (something that one owns, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed over the farm to his brother.
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Most big trades with the Lakers won't happen until after Dec. 15, when most players signed over the summer can finally be moved.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Threatening, pro-Donald Trump flyers that invoke the Ku Klux Klan appeared on Kamala Harris campaign yard signs over the weekend in San Marcos, according to the city's Police Department.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainian government was pressured to sign over future mineral rights revenues in the billions to repay the U.S. for past and potentially future military assistance.
—Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
The explosive court documents were obtained by DailyMail and accuses Diddy of brandishing a baseball bat in 1996 to intimidate Burrowes into signing over his 25 percent stake in the label to Janice Smalls-Combs, his mother.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Threatening, pro-Donald Trump flyers that invoke the Ku Klux Klan appeared on Kamala Harris campaign yard signs over the weekend in San Marcos, according to the city's Police Department.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 28 Oct. 2024
The Ukrainian government was pressured to sign over future mineral rights revenues in the billions to repay the U.S. for past and potentially future military assistance.
—Bob Rawitch, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
The explosive court documents were obtained by DailyMail and accuses Diddy of brandishing a baseball bat in 1996 to intimidate Burrowes into signing over his 25 percent stake in the label to Janice Smalls-Combs, his mother.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Sign over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20over. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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