- sign out
- intransitive verb
: to indicate departure by signing a register
signed out of her dormitory for the evening
sign out out of a hospital
or by punching a time clock: to record or approve the release or departure of* * *
sign a register to record one's departure, typically from a hotel* * *
sign out [phrasal verb]Did the visitors sign out?
1 b sign (someone) out or sign out (someone) : to write the name of (someone) on a list, in a book, etc., to show that they have left a place2 sign (something) out or sign out (something) : to sign your name on a list, in a book, etc., to show that you have borrowed (something)The library book is signed out.
• • •Main Entry: ↑sign* * *
ˌsign ˈin/ˈout | ˌsign sbˈin/ˈout derivedto write your/sb's name when you arrive at or leave an office, a club, etc•
All visitors must sign in on arrival.
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You must sign guests out when they leave the club.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.