sign-off
Americannoun
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the act or fact of signing off.
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personal approval or authorization; endorsement.
verb
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(intr) to announce the end of a radio or television programme, esp at the end of a day
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(intr) bridge to make a conventional bid indicating to one's partner that one wishes the bidding to stop
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(tr) to withdraw or retire from (an activity)
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(tr) (of a doctor) to declare (someone) unfit for work, because of illness
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(intr) to terminate one's claim to unemployment benefit
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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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Stop talking, become silent, as in Every time the subject of marriage came up, Harold signed off . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]
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Express approval formally or conclusively, as in The President got the majority leader to sign off on the tax proposal . This usage is colloquial.
Etymology
Origin of sign-off
First recorded in 1925–30; noun use of verb phrase sign off
Example Sentences
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Changing how that panel works or imposing limits on when it can approve raises would require a constitutional amendment, which requires voter sign-off.
From Los Angeles Times
“A transaction of this magnitude, which includes new and novel issues before the FCC, demands open deliberation before the full Commission, not a quiet sign-off meant to avoid public scrutiny,” Gomez said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times
Regardless, without the administration’s sign-off, the Nexstar-Tegna deal would undoubtedly have failed to go through.
From MarketWatch
Regardless, without the administration’s sign-off, the Nexstar-Tegna deal would undoubtedly fail to go through.
From MarketWatch
When they call off the wedding, Wicker chooses to see that decision as a relationship pause, while Anderson bids her farewell by saying, “We will be in touch,” with the soulless formality of a Truth Social post sign-off.
From Salon
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