(~s)
1.
The ~ of a document is the act of writing your name to indicate that you agree with what it says or to say that you have been present to witness other people writing their signature.
Spain’s top priority is the ~ of an EMU treaty.
N-UNCOUNT: N of n
2.
A ~ is someone who has recently signed a contract agreeing to play for a sports team or work for a record company.
...the salary paid to the club’s latest ~.
N-COUNT: usu with supp
3.
The ~ of a player by a sports team or a group by a record company is the act of drawing up a legal document setting out the length and terms of the association between them.
...Manchester United’s ~ of the Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich.
N-UNCOUNT: N of n
4.
Signing is the use of sign language to communicate with someone who is deaf.
The two deaf actors converse solely in ~.
N-UNCOUNT