send-off

[send-awf, -of]

send-off

[send-awf, -of]
noun
1.
a demonstration of good wishes for a person setting out on a trip, career, or other venture: They gave him a rousing send-off at the pier.
2.
a start given to a person or thing.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase send off
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Send-off is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
WordNet
send-off

noun
1. an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture [syn: bon voyage
2. a start given to contestants; "I was there with my parents at the kickoff" [syn: kickoff
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