0 an occasion at which people can express good wishes and say goodbye to someone who is leaving a place:
1 an occasion at which people express good wishes to someone who is leaving:
Friends gave them a rousing send-off.
I hope that they will give a good send-off to independence by releasing the detainees or bringing them to trial.
I am grateful to my colleagues for giving me such a warm send-off on my debate, although start-up might be a more appropriate term.
Let us give it a thoroughly good send-off.
It would give a real send-off to the proposed new order.
We are only too well aware how bad a send-off that can be to a great administrative scheme in any area.
It was not because the first-class mail was so large, but that the first send-off from that sorting office was still very light indeed.
I understand that the possibility of rocket send-off from the water may alter the whole complexion of the relative values of aeroplanes.
However, they believe that that good send-off should be paid for by themselves.
