sign off
verb
signed off; signing off; signs off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
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According to the indictment, Gironda signed off on payment for the false invoices on items including compensation for equipment that hadn’t been used or people who hadn’t worked on a project.
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s no sign off needed from Congress and no one in his administration has any real authority to stop him.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet five months later, Steinbrenner personally signed off on a summer internship in baseball operations.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Axon’s Draft One has built-in safeguards that require officers to review and sign off on each report before submission, according to Smith.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 5 Dec. 2024
There’s no sign off needed from Congress and no one in his administration has any real authority to stop him.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 2 Dec. 2024
Yet five months later, Steinbrenner personally signed off on a summer internship in baseball operations.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
Axon’s Draft One has built-in safeguards that require officers to review and sign off on each report before submission, according to Smith.
—Barbara Booth, CNBC, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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