"sign away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: signs away [present, singular, third-person], signing away [participle, present], signed away [participle, past], signed away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} sign away (third-person singular simple present signs away, present participle signing away, simple past and past participle signed away)
  1. (transitive) To give up something, such as a right or possession, by signing a document Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-sign_away-en-verb-o6xYe9ZO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (away)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sign away meaning in English (1.4kB)

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        "(transitive) To give up something, such as a right or possession, by signing a document"
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