signboard

noun

sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
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: a board bearing a notice or sign

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There’s been talk about digitizing the signboard, but the letters are still put up by hand. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026 There is no signboard or registration, no website to market their work. — Dominique Soguel, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2025 Special offers communicated on signboards right next to the point of purchase, are more likely to be acted on. — Michelle Greenwald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025 Hung in the front rooms are seven paintings on signboard by Kirk Hayes of Fort Worth, a Conduit artist since 1997. — Benjamin Lima special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 17 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for signboard

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First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of signboard was in 1632

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signboard

noun
sign·​board ˈsīn-ˌbō(ə)rd How to pronounce signboard (audio)
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board with a notice or sign on it

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