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send off

verb
  1. To send; to dispatch.

    "Have you sent off your application yet?"

  2. To emit; to emanate.

  3. To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area.

noun
  1. A penalty for a serious infraction of the rules in which the player is ordered to leave for the rest of the game; red card

noun
  1. A party for a person (i.e. a fellow employee) who is leaving; a farewell party.

    "We had a sendoff for our departing colleague as he left for a new job."

  2. A party to recognize the passing (death) of a friend and allow survivors to reminisce about the person's life.

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