: having a sign
especially : having a plus or minus sign
signed numbers like +6 and −4

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From signed offer to verified, trained and compliant... Vardhan Kapoor, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025 The stream of kids asking for signed sticks and pictures was slow but steady. Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 26 Aug. 2024 However, the Tax Court disagreed, citing a signed promissory note, interest charged at the mid-term AFR, annual interest payments, and proper tax reporting, thereby upholding the transaction as a loan. Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 The signed deal, seen by CNN, does indeed appear to be more favorable to Ukraine than some of the previous versions. Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for signed

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signed was in 1873

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“Signed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signed. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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