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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Davis, signed away from the Jets in March, received modest snaps off the bench during the first two weeks of the season, then started and played most or all of the snaps during the next five weeks, through and including the loss in Cleveland. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 She would be well paid, of course, but would have to sign away her parental rights. Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025 Mike Vrabel’s former team signed away one of his personal favorite Patriots players on Monday. Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025 More and more filmmakers are turning to self-distribution rather than sign away the rights to their films without receiving much money up front or guarantees about the resources that will be committed to marketing their work. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sign away

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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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