sign away

English

Verb

sign away (third-person singular simple present signs away, present participle signing away, simple past and past participle signed away)

  1. (transitive) To give up something, such as a right or possession, by signing a document
    • 1856, Congressional Serial Set:
      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
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