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sendoff

British  
/ ˈsɛndˌɒf /

noun

  1. a demonstration of good wishes to a person about to set off on a journey, new career, etc

  2. a start, esp an auspicious one, to a venture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cause to depart; despatch

  2. sport (of the referee) to dismiss (a player) from the field of play for some offence

  3. informal to give a sendoff to

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