sign over

verb

To transfer (property or rights) to somebody else by signing a document.

“He signed his house over to his wife in order to avoid taxes.”

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sign away
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Meanings

verbsign over (third-person singular simple present signs over, present participle signing over, simple past and past participle signed over)

present singular third person signs over · participle present signing over · participle past signed over · past signed over

  1. transitiveTo transfer (property or rights) to somebody else by signing a document.

    He signed his house over to his wife in order to avoid taxes.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbformally assign ownership of

Similar
sign away
Broader
surrendercededeliver
Also see
sign away

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

German überschreiben
  • überschreibento transfer
Italian assegnare
  • assegnareto transfer
Polish przepisać, przepisywać
  • przepisaćto transfer
  • przepisywaćto transfer
Spanish traspasar
  • traspasarto transfer
Cite this entry
APA

sign over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sign%20over

MLA

“sign over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sign%20over. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sign over,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sign%20over.

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