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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The couple sign over their lives to the medtech start-up Rivermind, which digitally preserves part of Amanda’s consciousness following an emergency operation.
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Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
The orders, signed over the past few weeks, each threaten the firms with sanctions because of their legal work, as well as lawyers who are currently or were previously on their payrolls.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump resurrected that version of the program, with law enforcement agencies in Florida signing over 100 task force model agreements since February.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
There had been some signs over the past few days that the rebound was losing upside momentum.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Emma Stefansky, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
The orders, signed over the past few weeks, each threaten the firms with sanctions because of their legal work, as well as lawyers who are currently or were previously on their payrolls.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
Trump resurrected that version of the program, with law enforcement agencies in Florida signing over 100 task force model agreements since February.
—Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2025
There had been some signs over the past few days that the rebound was losing upside momentum.
—Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Sign over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20over. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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