sign over

phrasal verb

signed over; signing over; signs over

: to give (something that one owns, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document

He signed over the farm to his brother.

Examples of sign over in a Sentence

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Don't be shy about putting a great big sign over your head announcing your curiosity. —

Danny Ertel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 In the wake of the hurricane, the Chief decided to release his song early and sign over all publishing royalties to the people of his home state. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024 According to a release, Church has signed over all royalties of the song, in perpetuity, to his home state in light of the deadly, devastating flooding in Western North Carolina. —

Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024 In one case, a Norwegian businessman claimed to have received an explosive device through a window of his office, in Murmansk, apparently as an inducement to sign over a controlling share of his company. —

Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sign over