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.

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Hopkins Public Safety did not believe this person was associated with the pro-Palestinian demonstration group, as the protesters tried to grab the sign away from him, the letter says. Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2025 Requires companies receiving a rebate to sign away ability to later sue the state for more. Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 23 Apr. 2024 At the end of the day, the flight is just a means to an end — an adventure, a celebration, or an occasion is just a seatbelt sign away. Jocelyn Newman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Dec. 2024 In some cases, as Lummis alludes to, parents were forced to sign away their rights to their children for as long as the government chose to hold them. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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