sign-off

or sign·off

[ sahyn-awf, -of ]

/ ˈsaɪnˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

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noun

the act or fact of signing off.

personal approval or authorization; endorsement.

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Origin of sign-off

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

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How to use sign-off in a sentence

She noted that in New York state, private adoptions require judicial sign-off.
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Such seamless integration will require user sign-off before it goes into action.
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No, he kept saying, he did not agree to restore the U.N. sign-off for air strikes.
Speed Read: The Clinton Tapes|The Daily Beast|September 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The last three words were his trademark, his invariable sign-off.
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British Dictionary definitions for sign-off

sign off

verb (adverb)

(intr) to announce the end of a radio or television programme, esp at the end of a day

(intr) bridge to make a conventional bid indicating to one's partner that one wishes the bidding to stop

(tr) to withdraw or retire from (an activity)

(tr) (of a doctor) to declare (someone) unfit for work, because of illness

(intr) British to terminate one's claim to unemployment benefit

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Other Idioms and Phrases with sign-off

sign off

Announce the end of a communication, especially a broadcast. For example, There's no one there now; the station has signed off for the night. [c. 1920]

Stop talking, become silent, as in Every time the subject of marriage came up, Harold signed off. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

Express approval formally or conclusively, as in The President got the majority leader to sign off on the tax proposal. This usage is colloquial.