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sign for sth

phrasal verb with sign
 
 
/saɪn/ verb

Definition

to sign a form to show that you have received something: I had to sign for the parcel when I collected it from the post office.Signing and signatures
(Definition of sign for sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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