sign on
phrasal verbsign on
- (British English, informal) to sign a form stating that you are an unemployed person so that you can receive payment from the governmentTopics Social issuesc2
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sign on/up | sign somebody on/up
- to sign a form or contract which says that you agree to do a job or become a soldier; to persuade somebody to sign a form or contract like this synonym enlist
- He signed on for five years in the army.
- The company has signed up three top models for the fashion show.