sign-off

[sahyn-awf, -of] /ˈsaɪnˌɔf, -ˌɒf/

noun

the act or fact of signing off.

personal approval or authorization; endorsement.

Origin of sign-off

1925-1930

First recorded in 1925-30; noun use of verb phrase sign off

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No, he kept saying, he did not agree to restore the U.N. sign-off for air strikes.

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