sign-off
- noun
- /ˈsaɪnˌɔf/
- Formal
- What does it say on every piece of paperwork and on every sign-off sheet?
- get a sign-off
- final sign-off
Examples
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Before we proceed, I need your sign-off on the contract to ensure everything is approved.
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You've got the client sign-off?
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-Yes, but I need a sign-off.
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Yeah, yeah, and the client sign-off on the gates.
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Now, I just need your absolute final sign-off.
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Oh, so marketing wants sign-off on the new billboard.
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Everything requiring deliberation and sign-off by UN bureaucrats.
Blog text (25) -
Then there's the day-long ritual of formally collecting sign-offs from the senior staff and getting the blessing from the unit manager.
Blog text (19) -
Florida sent the managed-care proposals to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in August 2011 but has still not received a sign-off.
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The project cannot move forward without the necessary sign-off from the director.
Synonyms
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
The last part when something ends, for example a meeting
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
An official stamp shows a person in charge thinks something is good
An official sign that shows someone agrees with something
The final part of an event or activity
The final part of an event or activity
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Sign-off comes from the idea of sign ('mark' or 'signature') plus off ('finished'), like giving a signature to show you agree. So a sign-off is the final approval that ends a document, project, or process.