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 

noun

Examples of sign off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Lenexa City Council signed off on a final site plan Tuesday for The Rise, a nine-story building off Renner Boulevard and West 87th Street, near Jack Stack Barbecue and The Lofts. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

That proposal will also need to be fully signed off on at the August meeting. — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Keegan signed off in style, winning his third league title and helping Liverpool clinch their first European Cup with a 3-1 victory over Borussia Monchengladbach in Rome. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Chandrasena says the board weighs the sustainability priorities in the company’s sustainability roadmap, the Plan for Change 2030, against financial metrics and then signs off on capital allocation. — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sign off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

sign off

verb

(ˈ)sī-ˈnȯf

: to announce the end (as of a program or broadcast)