sign-off

or sign·off

[ sahyn-awf, -of ]
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noun
  1. the act or fact of signing off.

  2. personal approval or authorization; endorsement.

Origin of sign-off

1
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase sign off

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How to use sign-off in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for sign off

sign off

verb(adverb)
  1. (intr) to announce the end of a radio or television programme, esp at the end of a day

  2. (intr) bridge to make a conventional bid indicating to one's partner that one wishes the bidding to stop

  1. (tr) to withdraw or retire from (an activity)

  2. (tr) (of a doctor) to declare (someone) unfit for work, because of illness

  3. (intr) British to terminate one's claim to unemployment benefit

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Other 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]

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