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sign-off
[sahyn-awf, -of]
noun
the act or fact of signing off.
personal approval or authorization; endorsement.
sign off
verb
(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) to terminate one's claim to unemployment benefit
Word History and Origins
Origin of sign-off1
Idioms and Phrases
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.
Example Sentences
Lammy is said by officials to have begun the "write round" - Whitehall jargon for obtaining final cross-Cabinet and departmental sign-off before going public.
Earl was supposed to receive £9,000 for his role but was paid less because he carried out the plan early without his handler's sign-off.
“You shared your breakups with me, wedding proposals, the passing of a family member,” Sharp said in her final sign-off.
Swift used an interpolation of Michael’s song in her track of the same name — with a gleeful sign-off from the late singer’s estate.
The delays were caused in part by a new policy announced by DHS that requires Noem’s personal sign-off on expenses over $100,000, several news outlets reported.
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