sign over
phrasal verb
signed over; signing over; signs over
: to give (something that one owns, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed over the farm to his brother.
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The rookie, who was originally signed over from Japan to be a starter, delivered three scoreless innings for the Dodgers.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of miles away on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, a real estate agent plans to coach his clients on a workaround, asking the seller’s insurance broker to sign over the home’s existing flood insurance coverage to a prospective buyer.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
How those clients paid Epstein was somewhat nontraditional, however, and in Johnson's case that involved signing over one of her multi-million dollar properties to Epstein.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Illustration of antiviral tactics to control pathogens, with a red target sign over the virus.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Hundreds of miles away on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, a real estate agent plans to coach his clients on a workaround, asking the seller’s insurance broker to sign over the home’s existing flood insurance coverage to a prospective buyer.
—Rukmini Callimachi, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
How those clients paid Epstein was somewhat nontraditional, however, and in Johnson's case that involved signing over one of her multi-million dollar properties to Epstein.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Illustration of antiviral tactics to control pathogens, with a red target sign over the virus.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sign over
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“Sign over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20over. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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