signing

noun

The act of concluding a contract, especially by an athlete or entertainer with a company.

An event held in a bookshop etc. where copies of a book are signed by the author.

(by extension) A player signed by a sporting organization.

The use of sign language; skill at using a sign language.

Roots

signumsign- · Latin · mark, sign

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Where does signing come from?

The word signing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sign-, from Latin signum (“mark, sign”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.