signed

signed, sealed and delivered (informal, informal)

if a document or an agreement is signed, sealed and delivered, it has been officially signed and completed. A copy of the will, signed, sealed and delivered, arrived at our house the next morning. There was a signed and sealed statement from the prime minister to confirm the treaty had been accepted.

See also: deliver, seal

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signed and sealed

1. having official approval. We won't get paid until the contract is signed and sealed.

Usage notes: usually refers to an agreement or contract

2. completed or made final. He'll make a decision next week, but until then the matter isn't signed and sealed.

Etymology: based on a literal meaning of sign and seal (= to put your signature and an official mark on a document that shows it is legal)

See also: seal