sign away
phrasal verb
signed away; signing away; signs away
: to give (something, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed away his share of the farm.
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The suit claimed that Presley had signed away 80 percent of her income to Kruse and Fialko.
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
So no cap space in the 2019 offseason, but still, somehow, Jimmy Butler signed away from the Philadelphia 76ers through the wonders of sign-and-trade.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
And in 2017, an 18-year-old Tatis signed away 10% of his future earnings to Big League Advance in exchange for $2 million up front.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Withdrawing doctors Not only did Bahamian authorities sign away rights to discipline the professionals, leaving it in the hands of the Cuban state agency.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
So no cap space in the 2019 offseason, but still, somehow, Jimmy Butler signed away from the Philadelphia 76ers through the wonders of sign-and-trade.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
And in 2017, an 18-year-old Tatis signed away 10% of his future earnings to Big League Advance in exchange for $2 million up front.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2025
Withdrawing doctors Not only did Bahamian authorities sign away rights to discipline the professionals, leaving it in the hands of the Cuban state agency.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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