sendoff

/ 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

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

Example Sentences

So Monday night — as much as it was billed as a gratitude-driven sendoff — was also a forced retirement for a guy who does know more about government and governance than half of Congress combined.

From Los Angeles Times

She lamented that the home did not have some kind of ceremonious sendoff — final tours for architecture students, a celebratory cocktail hour, donation of materials for architectural studies — before it was torn down.

From Los Angeles Times

It will be a bitter sendoff for the fans.

From Seattle Times

The popular CBS daytime talk show will have an abbreviated 15th season, concluding with a “celebratory sendoff.”

From Los Angeles Times

At the Wednesday party, Gov. Gavin Newsom will appear in a sendoff video, and a who’s-who of politicians including Sen. Alex Padilla, former Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and state education Superintendent Tony Thurmond will speak.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• adieu
• bon voyage
• goodbye