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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New signage and some fresh paint have also gone a long way. Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 4 June 2026 According to officials, the last few years have been spent preparing the concourse to permanently reopen by increasing staffs of cleaners and transit police as well as implementing improvements to cameras, gates and signage. Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Accessibility The hotel is fully ADA compliant, with specific guest rooms that feature lowered signage and door viewers, closed-caption televisions, braille room numbers, and emergency assistance systems. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 June, which ended up being the last month of the competition, started inauspiciously when the billboard’s owners stripped the Winkie signage and cut power to the catwalk. Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026 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 5 Jun. 2026.

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