sendoff

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noun

A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a place or group to begin a new undertaking; a farewell.

“We had a sendoff for our departing colleague as he left for a new job.”

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Meanings

nounsendoff (plural sendoffs)

plural sendoffs · alternative send-off

  1. A demonstration of affection and well-wishing to someone leaving a place or group to begin a new undertaking; a farewell.
  2. A party for an colleague who is leaving; a farewell party.

    We had a sendoff for our departing colleague as he left for a new job.

  3. A memorial service or funeral.
  4. alternativeAlternative form of send-off (“type of sports penalty”).

Origin

Deverbal from send off.

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Translations

Bulgarian изпращане
  • изпращане (izpraštane)farewell party
Catalan acomiadament
  • acomiadamentfarewell party
Esperanto adiaŭfesto
  • adiaŭfestofarewell party
Finnish läksiäiset
  • läksiäisetfarewell party
French fête d'adieu, pot de départ
  • fête d'adieufarewell party
  • pot de départfarewell party
German Abschiedsfeier
  • Abschiedsfeierfarewell party
Hungarian búcsúztató, búcsúünnepség
  • búcsúztatófarewell party
  • búcsúünnepségfarewell party
  • búcsúpartifarewell party
Italian incamminamento
  • incamminamentofarewell party
Polish impreza pożegnalna
  • impreza pożegnalnafarewell party
Spanish despedida
  • despedidafarewell party
Swedish avskedsfest
  • avskedsfestfarewell party
Ukrainian прощавальна вечірка
  • прощавальна вечірка (proščavalʹna večirka)farewell party

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

sendoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sendoff

MLA

“sendoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sendoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sendoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sendoff.

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