sign out

verb
signed out; signing out; signs out

Definition of sign out

intransitive verb

: to indicate departure by signing a register

transitive verb

: to record or approve the release or departure of signed out the library books for a week

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Other Words from sign out

sign-out \ ˈsī-​ˌnau̇t How to pronounce sign-out (audio) \ noun or adjective

Examples of sign out in a Sentence

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Both Melville and Dean have prior big-league experience and were signed out of an independent league earlier in the season, while Hoffman previously submitted a 6.57 ERA in eight starts for Colorado in 2019. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, "Newman: If Rockies are serious about assessing for 2020, here’s the prospects they need to call up this year," 13 Aug. 2019 Singer Robin Thicke has signed out to create playlists for Mixtape’s weekend brunch service. Hadley Tomicki, Los Angeles Times, "Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and Jeremy Fall are opening Mixtape restaurant in Fairfax," 2 Aug. 2019 The skinny on Teng: Off to a great start to his professional career since signing out of Taiwan in 2017, Teng had a 3.59 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 42 2/3 rookie-league innings last year. Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "Giants trades breakdown: The skinny on Scooter Gennett, 7 other acquisitions," 31 July 2019 Office will simply choose which device hasn’t signed in to Office for the greatest amount of time, and sign out that device. Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "Office 365's new device management tool is made for IT, but consumers would like it too," 26 July 2019 The corporate name on the sign out front had changed a few times over the years. Michael Hawthorne, chicagotribune.com, "More than half a million Americans exposed to toxic air pollution face cancer risks above EPA guidelines. Check the Tribune’s interactive map to see if you might be one of them.," 25 July 2019 Konrad Dantas emerges from a row of squat houses with a tall black gate and no sign out front. Shasta Darlington, Billboard, "How KondZilla Took Funk Out of the Favelas and Into the Mainstream," 18 July 2019 The instructors spent a weekend putting flooring in the trailer, repainting it with red trim, and hanging a sign out front: Navy Fighter Weapons School. San Diego Union-Tribune, "Topgun at 50: Navy flight program that spawned popular movie wrestles with its legacy," 16 June 2019 General assistance, Gretna Green Drive Hamilton Township police in Warren County requested officers check a residence June 8 for a vehicle that was registered to a man and woman who stole a sign out of a bar bathroom. cleveland.com, "Woman calls 911 to report discrimination at restaurant: Highland Heights Police Blotter," 13 June 2019

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First Known Use of sign out

1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

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