phrasal verb

Sign off

Letter SInseparable

2Sections

End a message

Meanings

  • End a message (intransitive, International English)
  • Close a claim for unemployment benefit (intransitive, International English)
  • Stop doing something to leave (intransitive, International English)
  • Give someone a letter to be away from work (separable [obligatory], International English)

Examples

  • I'll SIGN OFF now, but will write again next week.
  • I SIGNED OFF when I got my new job.
  • I'm SIGNING OFF now and going home- I'm shattered.
  • My doctor SIGNED me OFF for a month with back problems.

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