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sign off on

saɪn ɒf ɒn

neutral
intermediate
Base verb:
sign
Particles:
off on
Separable:
No

What does "sign off on" mean?

To give formal approval or authorization

Examples

  • The director needs to sign off on the budget.
  • Has the client signed off on the final design?
  • Management signed off on the new policy.
  • We can't launch until legal signs off.

How to use it

Common when formal approval is needed from authority.

Similar expressions

approve
authorize
endorse
green-light

Opposites

reject
veto
decline

Related phrasal verbs

  • sign up

    To register or enroll for something

  • sign in

    To register arrival at a location

  • sign out

    To register departure from a location

  • sign off

    To officially approve or authorize something

  • get up

    To rise from bed after sleeping

  • get back

    To return to a place

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