sign on

Meaning

1. 1

   informalBritish

   to sign a form stating that you are an unemployed person so that you can receive payment from the government

2. 2

   sign on / up

   to sign a form or contract which says that you agree to do a job or become a soldier; to persuade sb to sign a form or contract like this

   He signed on for five years in the army.

In the movies · 54

• Drive her on down, Al. I'll sign up.The Grapes of Wrath1940
• So I hope that you have signed on for some action.The Untouchables1987
• DR. LIST: It's what they signed up for.Avengers: Age of Ultron2015
• A sign on him?Unforgiven1992
• You know, there's a big sign on the door.Boyhood2014
• Look at the sign on the door.Love Actually2003
• ...so he can use your back to sign on it.Big Fish2003
• "Didn't you see the sign on the door? No niggers allowed."422013

From the same entry

• a sign of the times
• signed and sealed
• sign on the dotted line
• sign the pledge
• sign away
• sign for
• sign in
• sign off
• sign off
• sign off on
• sign over
• sign up