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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
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.
That deal would require sign-off from the government, in the form of clearance from competition regulators.
If the ultimate goal is ever-increasing profits for shareholders, getting rid of a late night show may seem like a small price to pay – especially if a particular program threatens the government’s sign-off on a massive deal.
Kimmins has insisted she did not need executive sign-off and has been backed by the First Minister Michelle O'Neill.
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