signature

noun

/ˈsɪɡnətʃə(r)/

/ˈsɪɡnətʃər/

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[countable] your name as you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter
- Someone had forged her signature on the cheque.
- They collected 10 000 signatures for their petition.
- He was attacked for having put his signature to the deal.
- Can you witness my signature on my will, please?
see also e-signature, electronic signature
Extra Examples
- The form requires the signatures of two witnesses.
- The law recognizes a digital signature for online transactions.
- The salesperson verifies the signature by comparing it with the one on the card.
- The will bears her signature.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- illegible
- handwritten
- valid
- …
verb + signature
- put
- scrawl
- scribble
- …
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[uncountable] (formal) the act of signing something
- Two copies of the contract will be sent to you for signature.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- illegible
- handwritten
- valid
- …
verb + signature
- put
- scrawl
- scribble
- …
See full entry
[countable, usually singular] a particular quality that makes something different from other similar things and makes it easy to recognize
- Bright colours are his signature.
- The signature flavours of Thai cookery are coriander and lime.
- Each song bears the signature of its performer.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- characteristic
- distinctive
- telltale
- …
verb + signature
- detect
- bear
- leave
- …
preposition
- signature of
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see also digital signature, key signature, time signature

Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a Scots legal term): from medieval Latin signatura ‘sign manual’ (in late Latin denoting a marking on sheep), from Latin signare ‘to sign, mark’.

单词	signature
释义	signature noun /ˈsɪɡnətʃə(r)/ /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/ jump to other results [countable] your name as you usually write it, for example at the end of a letter Someone had forged her signature on the cheque. They collected 10 000 signatures for their petition. He was attacked for having put his signature to the deal. Can you witness my signature on my will, please? see also e-signature, electronic signature Extra Examples The form requires the signatures of two witnesses. The law recognizes a digital signature for online transactions. The salesperson verifies the signature by comparing it with the one on the card. The will bears her signature. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective illegible handwritten valid … verb + signature put scrawl scribble … See full entry [uncountable] (formal) the act of signing something Two copies of the contract will be sent to you for signature. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective illegible handwritten valid … verb + signature put scrawl scribble … See full entry [countable, usually singular] a particular quality that makes something different from other similar things and makes it easy to recognize Bright colours are his signature. The signature flavours of Thai cookery are coriander and lime. Each song bears the signature of its performer. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective characteristic distinctive telltale … verb + signature detect bear leave … preposition signature of See full entry see also digital signature, key signature, time signature Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a Scots legal term): from medieval Latin signatura ‘sign manual’ (in late Latin denoting a marking on sheep), from Latin signare ‘to sign, mark’.
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