sign off

verb

signed off; signing off; signs off

intransitive verb

1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
sign-off
ˈsī-ˌnȯf How to pronounce sign off (audio)
noun

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Because Leonard and the NBA Players Association signed off on his repaying $700,000, there was no further process that would require an arbitrator. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Philip Hydron, the commander of the agency’s Highway Patrol Division, signed off on the review. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 3 Sep. 2026 The judge signed off on a similar agreement in May that allowed prosecutors access to prescription medication records for Woods at a Palm Beach pharmacy from the beginning of 2026 through the end of March. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden moved closer to reopening the shuttered Jail North on Tuesday as local leaders signed off on a funding plan for the project. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign off

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sign off was in 1923

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sign off

verb
(ˈ)sī-ˈnȯf
: to announce the end (as of a program or broadcast)
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