SIGN OFF


Meaning of SIGN OFF in English

1.

If someone signs off, they write a final message at the end of a letter or they say a final message at the end of a telephone conversation. You can say that people such as entertainers ~ when they finish a broadcast.

O.K. I’ll ~. We’ll talk at the beginning of the week...

PHRASAL VERB: V P

2.

When someone who has been unemployed signs off, they officially inform the authorities that they have found a job, so that they no longer receive money from the government. (BRIT)

If you work without signing off the dole you are breaking the law.

PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), also V P

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