Meanings
verbsign away (third-person singular simple present signs away, present participle signing away, simple past and past participle signed away)
present singular third person signs away · participle present signing away · participle past signed away · past signed away
- transitiveTo give up something, such as a right or possession, by signing a document.
they agreed to give up all that the United States owed them for $150,000. They were scared and almost forced to sign away their rights, just because they were simple people
1856, Congressional Serial Set
Synonyms & antonyms
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