signing
/ˈsaɪnɪŋ/
signing noun: the act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company. Also the present participle and gerund of sign.
Noun
signing (countable and uncountable, plural signings)
- The act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company.
- In basketball signings, Maryland added depth to its frontcourt by signing 6-foot-9 forward-center Joe Smith of Maury High in Norfolk […]1992 November 12, Frank Hughes, “Prep Baseball Stars Lambert, Yankosky Take Spotlight With Early Signings”, in Washington Post, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013, page B5
- A player signed by a sporting organization.
- Early goals from summer signings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andre Santos proved enough to give Arsenal a narrow win over Olympiakos.2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2020
- An event held in a bookshop etc. where copies of a book are signed by the author.
- The use of sign language; skill at using a sign language.
Also used as
signing is also the present participle and gerund of sign.
signing meaning in Tamil, Marathi, Telugu and Kannada
signing in Tamil
- கையெழுத்திடுதல், கையொப்பமிடுதல், கையெழுத்திடுவது
signing in Marathi
- स्वाक्षरी करणे
signing in Telugu
- సంతకం చేయడం, సంతకం చెయ్యడం
signing in Kannada
- ಸಹಿ ಹಾಕುವುದು
More languagesFewer languages
- signing in Gujarati
- સહી કરવી
- signing in Odia
- ସ୍ୱାକ୍ଷର କରିବା
Forms of signing
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Words formed from signing
Phrases with signing
- signing in
- signing on
- signing up
- signing off
- signing out
- signing away
- signing into
- signing onto
- signing over
- signing bonuses
- signing on the dotted line
- signing one's death warrant
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Questions about signing
- What does signing mean?
- Signing means the act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company.
- What is signing in Tamil?
- Signing in Tamil is கையெழுத்திடுதல், கையொப்பமிடுதல், கையெழுத்திடுவது. See Signing meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is signing?
- Signing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce signing?
- Signing is pronounced /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of signing?
- The plural of signing is signings.
Words near signing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: signing (page history and authors); signing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); signing (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); signing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); signing (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); signing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); signing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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