Signage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

signage

noun

sign·​age ˈsī-nij How to pronounce signage (audio)
: signs (as of identification, warning, or direction) or a system of such signs

Examples of signage in a Sentence

Recent airport improvements include more lighting and better signage.
Recent Examples on the Web In Ruscha’s flip, his monochromatic Blue Collar paintings of industrial buildings from 1992 are shown against new paintings of those same buildings two decades on, rendered in candy colors and plastered with signage from Chinese conglomerates or surrounded by security fences. Michael Slenske, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Apr. 2024 Crews will install additional seating, better signage and a 120-foot-wide video screen. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024 One element that took Kate by surprise despite her 15 years of chicken keeping (other than her previous chicken cocktail bar complete with neon signage), is a small fountain. Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 The vast majority of the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina’s more than 1,000 guestrooms have already been modernized, including all new bathrooms, and 130,000 square feet of meeting space got a top-to-bottom makeover, along with new digital signage and a clean air filtration system. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024 At Bodrum, on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side, Huseyin Ozer, an owner, said the 40-foot unit in the roadway outside his restaurant had planters, could be customized with signage, will allow for 16 seats and is easy to disassemble. Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024 Fans can expect to see bet365 branding and signage at the Spectrum Center, the Hornets website, media platforms, the Hornets mobile app and during the team’s TV and radio game broadcast. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024 Staff will post signage before the cleaning to encourage people to move their cars. Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 5 Mar. 2024 The signage could be up by June and enforcement could start July 1. Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signage was in 1949

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“Signage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signage. Accessed 22 Apr. 2024.

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