signage

noun

sign·​age ˈsī-nij How to pronounce signage (audio)
: signs (as of identification, warning, or direction) or a system of such signs

Examples of signage in a Sentence

Recent airport improvements include more lighting and better signage.
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There’s little signage and only a bit is needed, such as in underwear, where product features, functionality, and innovations are explained, and in denim, where there are fit guides. David Moin, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025 The signage sits just outside the exterior door that connects the Oval Office to the Rose Garden area. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 But the team behind the image conversion seemingly used footage without a bunch of the usual postproduction edits—hence the appearance of inessential elements like those dutiful barf wranglers and, in the background of a different shot, contemporary store signage. David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2025 Mountain West championship game signage began popping up around Albertsons Stadium on Thursday morning in preparation for the game against UNLV on Friday night. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signage

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signage was in 1949

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“Signage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signage. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.

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