sign for
phrasal verb
signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.
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The Celtics removed Porzingis from their injury report Saturday — a positive sign for the ailing big man — but kept him in his bench role.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Briscoe ultimately signed for Joe Gibbs Racing as Martin Truex Jr. retired from the sport.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Juan Soto signed for $765 million with the New York Mets last winter.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The news was taken as a positive sign for developments on trade negotiations after turbulent market action following President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement last month.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 May 2025
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025
Briscoe ultimately signed for Joe Gibbs Racing as Martin Truex Jr. retired from the sport.
—Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Juan Soto signed for $765 million with the New York Mets last winter.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The news was taken as a positive sign for developments on trade negotiations after turbulent market action following President Donald Trump’s tariff announcement last month.
—Chloe Taylor,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 7 May 2025
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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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