sign away

verb

signed away; signing away; signs away
: to give (something, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed away his share of the farm.

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As Berg explained, the key to the players’ theory rests on signing away their rights to the NCAA. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The Stetties avoided such crises, flirting without signing away their New Woman freedoms. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026 These are women who had to sign away their right to speak about the most traumatic event of their lives in order to get a diploma or even a small financial settlement. — Gretchen Carlson, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026 The sharpest criticism of the deal came from Venezuelan opposition figures, who argue that a caretaker administration installed after a foreign military operation has no standing to sign away a century of oil rights. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign away

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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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