sign-on

[ sahyn-on, -awn ]

noun

1. Radio and Television. the opening salutation, station identification, etc., at the beginning of the broadcast day.
2. an act or instance of signing on.

sign on

verb

1. tr to hire or employ
2. intr to commit oneself to a job, activity, etc
3. intr to register as unemployed with the Department of Social Security

Word History and Origins

Origin of sign-on¹

First recorded in 1880–85; noun use of verb phrase sign on

Example Sentences

To avoid the distortions caused by sign-on bonuses, the sample includes only CEOs in place for at least two years.

From Seattle Times

In addition to the flat nationwide sign-on bonus of 195,000 rubles, each Russian region offers its own one-time payment to new recruits, which can be as much as 1 million rubles.

From Seattle Times

Discover, on the other hand, has long focused on prime customers with better credit ratings that choose to carry a balance — a group known in industry parlance as revolvers — and has shied away from flashy sign-on bonuses and lavish perks used by many of its rivals.

From Seattle Times

During the campaign, almost 10,000 faculty and staff at UC San Diego received four emails at about a weekly interval prompting them to change their single sign-on password.

From Science Daily

New seasonal workers hired to pick, sort, pack and ship orders will get a sign-on bonuses between $1,000 and $3,000 in select locations, compared to associates who received $3,000 bonuses in 2022 and 2021 in some locations, it said.

From Reuters

Related Words

• admit
• appoint
• assign
• attract
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• employ
• engage
• enroll
• enter
• gather
• hire
• join
• mobilize
• recruit
• serve
• volunteer