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.
Examples of sign away in a Sentence
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This is where America’s most popular tax-prep website asks you to sign away the ironclad privacy protections of your tax return, including the details of your income, home mortgage and student loan payments.
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Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Cemetery land is sold In 2020, unbeknownst to the Pompano Beach community, two members of the Westview Community Cemetery board signed away 4.3 acres of cemetery land to Jacob Zebede and KZ Copans for $1.29 million.
—Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
During the 72-hour December signing window, the best of Arizona's 2024 class signed away.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Oh, Mauer very much fulfilled the golden boy status that accompanied him into pro ball: The No. 1 pick of the hometown Minnesota Twins in 2001, signed away from the opportunity to play quarterback for Florida State to instead become the face of his beloved team.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Zippel said Irving then spoke to Mavericks security staff members before Jazz officials went to check the rabbis' tickets and tell them to put the signs away.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2024
The deadline for the merger to finalize is Dec. 31, and PIF might have gained the upper hand in eleventh-hour negotiations by signing away Rahm.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
In recent years, the network showing the game has been unable to sign away its last commercial berth until just days before the Big Game.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac, is two signs away from Scorpio, an aspect known as a sextile in astrology.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2024
Cemetery land is sold In 2020, unbeknownst to the Pompano Beach community, two members of the Westview Community Cemetery board signed away 4.3 acres of cemetery land to Jacob Zebede and KZ Copans for $1.29 million.
—Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
During the 72-hour December signing window, the best of Arizona's 2024 class signed away.
—Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 25 Jan. 2024
Oh, Mauer very much fulfilled the golden boy status that accompanied him into pro ball: The No. 1 pick of the hometown Minnesota Twins in 2001, signed away from the opportunity to play quarterback for Florida State to instead become the face of his beloved team.
—Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2024
Zippel said Irving then spoke to Mavericks security staff members before Jazz officials went to check the rabbis' tickets and tell them to put the signs away.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2024
The deadline for the merger to finalize is Dec. 31, and PIF might have gained the upper hand in eleventh-hour negotiations by signing away Rahm.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
In recent years, the network showing the game has been unable to sign away its last commercial berth until just days before the Big Game.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2023
Virgo, the sixth sign of the zodiac, is two signs away from Scorpio, an aspect known as a sextile in astrology.
—Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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