sign-out

[sahyn-out]

noun

1. an act, instance, or time of signing out.

sign out

verb

1. (adverb) to sign (one's name) to indicate that one is leaving a place

   he signed out for the evening

Word History and Origins

Origin of sign out¹

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase sign out

Idioms and Phrases

Record the departure of a person or the removal of an object, as in He turned in his room key and signed out about an hour ago, or I asked the librarian how many books I could sign out. [c. 1930]