sign off

verb

signed off; signing off; signs off

intransitive verb

1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
sign-off noun

Examples of sign off in a Sentence

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Now the show prepares to sign off for good with one final adventure set in the fall of 1987. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 May 2025 The plan, which relies on bonds and tax credits that could pay for up to half the costs of upgrading or building new stadiums, would allow the teams to apply for the aid but the state would have to sign off on each project. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025 Earlier this year, the government signed off on the creation of two new medical schools, in Haifa and Rehovot. Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025 Last June, a judge signed off on Do Kwon and his bankrupt Terraform Labs settling with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for $4.5 billion. Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for sign off

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of sign off was in 1923

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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

sign off

verb
(ˈ)sī-ˈnȯf
: to announce the end (as of a program or broadcast)
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