signboard

noun

sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbȯrd 

: a board bearing a notice or sign

Examples of signboard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Back in May, Costco shoppers began noticing a new item pop up on food court menu signboards. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026

There’s been talk about digitizing the signboard, but the letters are still put up by hand. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

Gas prices — emblazoned in big numbers on signboards across every city — are the most tangible and emotional touchpoint of the global economy for US voters, and infamously decisive in national elections. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026

This is the era of the signboard—the Cobbler’s boot, the Baker’s sheaf of wheat—symbols that hung over muddy European streets to tell the illiterate masses where to spend their coin. — Eben Shapiro, Time, 8 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for signboard

• abhorred
• aboard
• accord
• adored
• afford
• award
• baseboard
• billboard
• blackboard
• boxboard
• breadboard
• broadsword

Kids Definition

signboard

noun

sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbō(ə)rd 

-ˌbȯ(ə)rd

: a board with a notice or sign on it