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

ˈsī-ˌnau̇t 

noun or adjective

Examples of sign out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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