sign on

Related to sign on: Single sign on

sign on

1. To become enlisted or recruited as an employee. Starting next fall, I'll be signing on as their new head of marketing. The labor pool continues to grow, with more people signing on every month.
2. To employee, enlist, or recruit someone to begin working for someone or something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "sign" and "on." We'll be hosting a huge campaign to sign on new talent for our up-and-coming design company. The local coal company has been trying to sign high school graduates on as an alternative to the traditional college route.
3. To announce or introduce a program, broadcast, or transmission, as on radio, television, or the internet. You need to remember to sign on before you begin your segment each morning. Part of the popular YouTuber's success is his very recognizable way of signing on at the beginning of each of his videos.
See also: on, sign
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sign someone on

to employ someone; to recruit someone as an employee. How many workers did the manager sign on? The construction company signed on ten new workers.
See also: on, sign

sign on (with someone or something) (as something)

to join up with someone or something in a particular capacity by signing a contract or agreement. I signed on with the captain of the Felicity Anne as first mate. Roger signed on as manager for the new store.
See also: on, sign

sign on

to announce the beginning of a broadcast transmission. The announcer signed on and then played "The Star-Spangled Banner." We usually sign on at six in the morning.
See also: on, sign
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

sign on

1. Enlist oneself as an employee, as in Arthur decided to sign on with the new software company. [Late 1800s]
2. Begin radio or television broadcasting, especially at the beginning of the day, as in What time does the station sign on? [c. 1920]
See also: on, sign
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

sign on

v.
1. To enlist oneself, especially as an employee: He signed on for two years with the Peace Corps. She signed on as a sales representative and was soon promoted to district manager.
2. To start transmission with an identification of the broadcasting station: Our local public television station signs on every morning at 6:00.
See also: on, sign
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a golden hello
  • hello
  • dive into
  • dive into (something)
  • garden leave
  • gardening leave
  • dirty pool
  • in at the deep end
  • welcome aboard
  • count (one) in on (something)
References in periodicals archive
"Our agreement with Accenture should enable us to make FormPipe the de facto European standard for secure Internet document transfer," said Bosse Falgard, chief executive officer of Sign On. "Accenture's client base includes large enterprises and governmental bodies, the primary target groups for FormPipe."
Sign On AB (publ) is noted at OM, the New Market at the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
ACCENTURE/SIGN ON CO-MARKET FORMPIPE ENCRYPTION
A new partnership has been announced between iD2 Technologies and the Swedish-based company Sign On.
Sign On to incorporate iD2 technology in new release of FormPipe
The Swedish IT company Sign On i Stockholm AB said on Tuesday (10 August) that its planned acquisition of Svea Ekonomi AB and the spin-off of Sign On's existing activities into a new company had been cancelled.
Sign On i Stockholm AB cancels acquisition and spin-off
The Swedish electronic forms and related software developer Sign On AB has received a contract for its Internet-based form database FormPipe from the city of Stockholm in Sweden.
Sign On to provide electronic forms system to city of Stockholm
The Swedish secure Internet technology developer Sign On AB has teamed up with the global consulting group Accenture to customise, market and deliver Sign On's FormPipe security solution in the Nordic markets.
Sign On and Accenture sign co-operation agreement