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sign-off
[sahyn-awf, -of]
noun
the act or fact of signing off.
personal approval or authorization; endorsement.
sign off
verb
(intr) to announce the end of a radio or television programme, esp at the end of a day
(intr) bridge to make a conventional bid indicating to one's partner that one wishes the bidding to stop
(tr) to withdraw or retire from (an activity)
(tr) (of a doctor) to declare (someone) unfit for work, because of illness
(intr) to terminate one's claim to unemployment benefit
Word History and Origins
Origin of sign off1
Idioms and Phrases
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]
Stop talking, become silent, as in Every time the subject of marriage came up, Harold signed off . [ Colloquial ; mid-1900s]
Express approval formally or conclusively, as in The President got the majority leader to sign off on the tax proposal . This usage is colloquial.
Example Sentences
The corporation added that, contrary to some reports, the documentary had "not undergone the BBC's final pre-broadcast sign-off processes", adding: "Any film broadcast will not be a BBC film."
There was no fairytale sign-off for the two most capped men in English history, with scrum-half Ben Youngs and Cole retiring as runners-up.
"Ideally, every antibiotic prescription in hospitals should require a second sign-off - by an infection specialist or microbiologist," says Dr Gaffar.
Government insiders said it was not unusual for discussion papers to be informally exchanged between departments without sign-off by ministers.
So far, more than 1,500 parcels in the Palisades have received a final sign-off from L.A.
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