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• sign-out
  sign-out

  noun

  an act, instance, or time of signing out.
• sign out
  sign out

  verb

  (adverb) to sign (one's name) to indicate that one is leaving a place

sign-out

American  

[sahyn-out] / ˈsaɪnˌaʊt /

noun

1. an act, instance, or time of signing out.

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sign out British  

verb

1. (adverb) to sign (one's name) to indicate that one is leaving a place

   he signed out for the evening

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sign out Idioms  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of sign-out

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

Example Sentences

The sign out front was complete, bearing the development’s name: Citrus Place.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

If City decide they want to go out and sign out an understudy for Rodri instead, then for starters he has got to be better than Kovacic.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

“You walk up and down the street, and any place that wasn’t hit has a sign out front - free food. Please come and get,” McNamara said.

From Washington Times • Jul. 15, 2023

A sign out front boasts a Korean long drum dancing class, taught by a renowned Korean dancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2023

She pointed the sign out to Mami on one of their first walks to the bus stop.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez