sign over
phrasal verb
signed over; signing over; signs over
: to give (something that one owns, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed over the farm to his brother.
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In the wake of the hurricane, the Chief decided to release his song early and sign over all publishing royalties to the people of his home state.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
According to a release, Church has signed over all royalties of the song, in perpetuity, to his home state in light of the deadly, devastating flooding in Western North Carolina.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
In one case, a Norwegian businessman claimed to have received an explosive device through a window of his office, in Murmansk, apparently as an inducement to sign over a controlling share of his company.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Although Jones was not involved in the 2022 Disney+ series Obi Wan-Kenobi, his voice was used, with Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood telling Vanity Fair at the time that the actor had quietly retired from the role but signed over rights to his archival voice work.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
According to a release, Church has signed over all royalties of the song, in perpetuity, to his home state in light of the deadly, devastating flooding in Western North Carolina.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
In one case, a Norwegian businessman claimed to have received an explosive device through a window of his office, in Murmansk, apparently as an inducement to sign over a controlling share of his company.
—Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
Although Jones was not involved in the 2022 Disney+ series Obi Wan-Kenobi, his voice was used, with Skywalker Sound editor Matthew Wood telling Vanity Fair at the time that the actor had quietly retired from the role but signed over rights to his archival voice work.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024
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“Sign over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20over. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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