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
Words nearby 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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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.
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