: having a sign
especially : having a plus or minus sign
signed numbers like +6 and −4

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However, the Tax Court disagreed, citing a signed promissory note, interest charged at the mid-term AFR, annual interest payments, and proper tax reporting, thereby upholding the transaction as a loan. Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 The signed deal, seen by CNN, does indeed appear to be more favorable to Ukraine than some of the previous versions. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 In addition to the signed executive order, the White House issued a fact sheet with details on extending the hiring freeze. Terina Allen, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Based on signed contracts, the association's Pending Home Sale Index found that month-on-month sales dropped 4.6 percent in January to a score of 70.6, an all-time low. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signed

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signed was in 1873

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“Signed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signed. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

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