sign away

phrasal verb

signed away; signing away; signs away
: to give (something, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed away his share of the farm.

Examples of sign away in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Four former law enforcement and military officers are accused of conducting a sham raid on a California businessman’s home in 2019 and forcing him to sign away rights to his business worth tens of millions of dollars, federal prosecutors said. Antonio Planas, NBC News, 12 Aug. 2024 Players under Exhibit 10 contracts cannot be signed away by other teams. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024 The Exhibit 10 deal, which is essentially an invite to training camp, protects Stevens from being signed away by another team. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 July 2024 While Stevens can’t be signed away because he’s locked into an Exhibit 10 contract with the Heat, Christopher, Swider and Williams are currently free to be poached by another NBA team at any point. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sign away 

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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.

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