signed and sealed

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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: and, seal, signed

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A document, signed and sealed by the authorities, was given to me which established and endorsed the fact that I had made the ascent of the Riffelberg. A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context The merchant thought this was no great thing to ask; that it would most likely be his dog or his cat, or something of that sort, but forgot his little boy Heinel; so he agreed to the bargain, and signed and sealed the bond to do what was asked of him. Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context Signed and sealed on the fourth day of the eighty-ninth moon of your majesty's auspicious reign. Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context			sigh about sigh for sight sight better sight for sore eyes sight unseen sign sign away sign for sign in sign of the times sign off sign off on sign on sign on the dotted line sign out sign out of some place sign over sign own death warrant sign the pledge sign up sign with signal signal for signed signed and sealed signed, sealed and delivered signed, sealed, and delivered silence Silence gives consent Silence is golden silent silent as the dead silk silly silly as a goose silt up silver silver-tongued simmer down simple sin sin against since since time immemorial since when Since when? sing sing a different tune sing along sing before breakfast, you'll cry before night			Signatures Signatures and Authentication For Everyone Signatures Data Development Working Group Signatures on Proxies Signatures, Sensors, & Signal Procession Integration Signatures, Sensors, and Signal-processing Integration Signaturist SIGnaturVerordnung Signaux, Images et Formes signboard signboard signboard signboard Signboards Signboards Signboards SIGNC Signe Signe Signe signe de journal Signe Officiel de Qualité SIGNEA signed signed signed signed signed signed signed and delivered instrument signed and sealed signed away signed away signed away signed away Signed Binary Number Representation Signed code Signed code Signed Data Object signed decimal Signed Digit Signed Directed Graph signed document signed document Signed Document Markup Language Signed Error Version of the Constant Modulus Algorithm signed field signed for signed for signed for signed for Signed Formula Logic Programming signed integer Signed language Signed language Signed language Signed lease and never moved into apt., liable for rent Signed lease, credit rating Signed lease, decided she did not want the apartment anymore Signed Linear Audio Signed Log

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