sign for
phrasal verb
signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.
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Recently, it has been revealed that the company has kicked off internal Android 16 testing, which could be a good sign for Galaxy users.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Cease is projected to sign for $108 million next offseason in free agency, per Spotrac.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
That could be a positive sign for investors, especially after the Santa Claus Rally — in which stocks rise the five final trading days of one year, and the first two of the next — failed to appear this time.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Thompson said the landscape would only become drier as the day wore on, a fearsome sign for firefighters.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Cease is projected to sign for $108 million next offseason in free agency, per Spotrac.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
That could be a positive sign for investors, especially after the Santa Claus Rally — in which stocks rise the five final trading days of one year, and the first two of the next — failed to appear this time.
—Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
Thompson said the landscape would only become drier as the day wore on, a fearsome sign for firefighters.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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