signage

noun

sign·​age ˈsī-nij How to pronounce signage (audio)
: signs (as of identification, warning, or direction) or a system of such signs

Examples of signage in a Sentence

Recent airport improvements include more lighting and better signage.
Recent Examples on the Web
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Portnoy said in a video on Sunday that the two men who initiated the antisemitic signage at the Philadelphia establishment were going to be sent to Auschwitz in Poland to learn about the Holocaust. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 May 2025 In February, a McDonald's location in New York City posted signage discouraging anyone under the age of 20 from entering without a parent and identification, as part of a policy aimed to reduce crime. Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 The most recent direct mention of a signage campaign is from 2010. Melissa Cook, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025 Another $24 million will be spent improving 50 miles of roads, including resurfacing streets and repairing sidewalks and signage. Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signage

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signage was in 1949

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“Signage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signage. Accessed 19 May. 2025.

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