signing

English

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signing (countable and uncountable, plural signings)

The act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company.
- 1992 November 12, Frank Hughes, “Prep Baseball Stars Lambert, Yankosky Take Spotlight With Early Signings”, in Washington Post‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2013, page B5:
  In basketball signings, Maryland added depth to its frontcourt by signing 6-foot-9 forward-center Joe Smith of Maury High in Norfolk […]
(by extension) A player signed by a sporting organization.
- 2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2 - 1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport‎^[2], archived from the original on 1 December 2020:
  Early goals from summer signings Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andre Santos proved enough to give Arsenal a narrow win over Olympiakos.
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.

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