sign off
verb
signed off;
signing off;
signs off
Definition of sign off
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
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Other Words from sign off
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Examples of sign off in a Sentence
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However, that didn't stop him from signing off in style for Les Phoceens. — SI.com, "Franck Ribery: Seven of the Bayern Munich Legend's Greatest Moments Following Fiorentina Switch," 22 Aug. 2019 Boutin said in a June 27 reply to Hope, before later signing off on the extension. — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, "State extends no-bid contract to company belonging to grandson of major pro-Dunleavy donor," 3 Aug. 2019 France had pushed for a European Union-wide digital levy that was scrapped when four countries — Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Ireland — declined to sign off on it. — Los Angeles Times, "Trump threatens France with ‘reciprocal action’ over tax that hits U.S. tech giants," 26 July 2019 But Mission Control wanted to understand every facet of the mission, down to the point where the lunar module began its final descent, before signing off on an actual landing. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "The Greatest Leap, part 3: The triumph and near-tragedy of the first Moon landing," 18 July 2019 Principals, who are in charge of instruction at their schools, will have to sign off on the liaison’s reports three times a year, Albano said. — Lois K. Solomon, sun-sentinel.com, "Holocaust education is a giant jumble in Florida," 19 July 2019 President Obama had to sign off on all cyberattacks, but in August, 2018, Congress passed a military-authorization bill that allowed some cyberattacks to be authorized by the Secretary of Defense. — Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, "How Cyber Weapons Are Changing the Landscape of Modern Warfare," 18 July 2019 But there’s been so much talk about a possible agreement that this week multiple court filings sought injunctions against Morales and his officials signing off on such a deal. — Sonia Perez D., SFChronicle.com, "Guatemala seen as ill-prepared to absorb US-bound refugees," 13 July 2019 Their players, whose union almost certainly would have to sign off on the plan, would have to split their seasons between cities, at great disruption to their family lives. — Matt Bonesteel, courant.com, "Rays’ city-sharing plan has problems, but team’s owner calls it an ‘amazing idea’," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sign off.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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