sign off

verb

signed off; signing off; signs off

intransitive verb

1

: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)

2

: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature

sign off on a memo

sign-off

ˈsī-ˌnȯf 

noun

Examples of sign off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If the judge signs off on the case April 2, a fund administrator will be appointed and a website will be created for the settlement. —Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026

The lineup — which these days is unquestionably a collaborative effort (meaning the front office puts it together and the manager signs off on it) — stank out loud. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026

The Justice Department also noted that a federal magistrate judge reviewed the FBI affidavit and signed off on the search warrant. —CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026

This all comes as the legal fight over the audit steams ahead, over 15 months after 72% of the state signed off on the ballot measure. —Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for sign off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff

Kids Definition

sign off

verb

(ˈ)sī-ˈnȯf

: to announce the end (as of a program or broadcast)