sign off , monger, benchmark

sign off

1. (TV, 라디오 프로그램이) 종료하다, 끝내다.

Both news programs came on the air at 4:36 p.m. and both signed off at 4:59 p.m

to quit doing what one has been doing and leave, go to bed, quit trying to do something, etc. 

: 하던 일을 잠시 동안 중단하다. 그만하다. 

I have to sign off and get to bed. See you all. 

When you finally sign off tonight,please turn out all the lights.

sign off on : 결재해서 승인하다.

(상사가 부하직원이 제출한 서류 결재하는 것.)

The publisher signed off on the book and sent it to be printed. 

I refuse to sign off on this project until it is done correctly.

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 a ​person who ​encourages a ​particular ​activity,

​especially one that ​causes ​trouble: 선동자
They're nothing but a ​bunch of war-mongers.
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a ​level of ​quality that can be used as a ​standard when​comparing other things: 기준으로 사용하기에 적합한 것
Her ​outstanding ​performances set a new benchmark forsingers​ throughout the ​world.
benchmarking: 널리 통용되는 기준으로 품질을 평가하는 것

 the ​act of ​measuring the ​quality of something bycomparing it with something else of an​accepted ​standard:
Without ​government benchmarking, ​customers can’t be sureof the truth of a business’s ​claims to being environmentallyfriendly.

the use of something as a ​standard in ​order to​improve your own ​work, ​products, or ​processes:
Benchmarking will make greater ​improvements in the
company’s ​services.