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sign over
Thesaurus| Verb | 1.sign over - formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"sign awaycede, surrender, give up, deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" |
signnoun1. Something visible or evident that gives grounds for believing in the existence or presence of something else:badge, evidence, index, indication, indicator, manifestation, mark, note, signification, stamp, symptom, token, witness.2. Something that takes the place of words in communicating a thought or feeling:expression, gesture, indication, token.3. An expressive, meaningful bodily movement:gesticulation, gesture, indication, motion, signal.Informal: high sign.4. A usually public posting that conveys a message:bill, billboard, notice, placard, poster.5. A conventional mark used in a writing system:character, symbol.6. A phenomenon that serves as a sign or warning of some future good or evil:augury, forerunner, foretoken, omen, portent, prefigurement, presage, prognostic, prognostication.Idiom: writing on the wall.verb1. To affix one's signature to:autograph, endorse, inscribe, subscribe, undersign.Idioms: put one's John Hancock on, set one's hand to.2. To make bodily motions so as to convey an idea or complement speech:gesticulate, gesture, motion, signal, signalize.Idiom: give the high sign.phrasal verb
sign onInformal. To become a member of:enlist, enroll, enter, join, muster in, sign up.phrasal verb
sign overTo change the ownership of (property) by means of a legal document:cede, deed, grant, make over.Law: alien, alienate, assign, convey, transfer.phrasal verb
sign upTo become a member of:enlist, enroll, enter, join, muster in.Informal: sign on.Translationssign over
sign overTo transfer the rights of ownership or possession to someone else. A noun or pronoun can be used between "sign" and "over." The wealthy widow signed over her entire estate to her only granddaughter. You should never borrow money from loan sharks like these—you may end up signing over everything you own to them.See also: over, signsign something over (to someone)to sign a paper granting the rights to or ownership of something to a specific person. Larry signed all the rights to his book over to the publisher. He signed over all the rights to the publisher.See also: over, signsign overLegally dispose of or make over to a different owner, as in She signed over nearly all of her property to the church. [Early 1700s] See also: over, signsign overv. To transfer ownership or possession of something by signing one's name: He'll have to sign his next two paychecks over to his creditors. She signed over her fortune to charity.See also: over, signEncyclopediaSeesignLegalSeeSignsign over
Synonyms for sign oververb formally assign ownership ofSynonymsRelated Words- cede
- surrender
- give up
- deliver
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