sign for

phrasal verb

signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.

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There’s been plenty of speculation that Rantanen’s camp was looking for something at or closer to the $14 million per season that Leon Draisaitl signed for in September. Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2025 Cease is projected to sign for over $100 million next winter and the Padres may not bring him back for that price, so trading him now makes a lot of sense. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Griner is signing for only one year because a new collective bargaining agreement featuring potentially massive salary increases is expected to take effect in 2026. Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Starters under contract for 2025 QB Matthew Stafford, RB Kyren Williams, WR Cooper Kupp, WR Puka Nacua, TE Tyler Higbee, RT Rob Havenstein, RG Kevin Dotson, C Beaux Limmer and LG Steve Avila are signed for the 2025 season. Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for sign for 

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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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