sign-out

[ sahyn-out ]

noun

an act, instance, or time of signing out.

Origin of sign-out

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

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How to use sign-out in a sentence

Would you put a sign out that said ‘My home is a gun-free zone?’
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One day he went over there, and sure enough there was a sign out, "Moblirte Wohnung zu Vermiethen."
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I'll fix the sign-out sheet, but you go to your cabin and get yourself at least four hours of sleep.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
He has a sign out "Attorney and Pension Agent," and writes and talks like one of the greatest of men.
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He bought the goods at a Fourth Avenue antique store, and hung a sign-out: 'Able-bodied hal—halberdier wanted.
Roads of Destiny | O. Henry

Ringg told me there is a vacancy among the Astrogators, and I want to sign out.
The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley

British Dictionary definitions for sign out

sign out

verb

(adverb) to sign (one's name) to indicate that one is leaving a place: he signed out for the evening

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Other Idioms and Phrases with sign-out

sign-out

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]

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