释义 |
assign /ə-sīnˈ/ transitive verb- To allot, share out
- To designate, appoint
- To put forward, adduce
- To make over, transfer
- To ascribe, refer
- To specify
- To fix, determine
noun- A person to whom any property or right is made over, an assignee (law)
- (in pl) appendages (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: Fr assigner, from L assignāre to mark out, from ad to, and signum a mark or sign assignˈable adjective That may be assigned assignation /as-ig-nāˈshən/ noun - An appointment to meet, used chiefly of clandestine meetings between lovers and mostly with disapproval
- The making over of any right to another (Scots law)
assignee /as-īn-ēˈ/ noun - A person to whom any right or property is assigned
- A person who receives a contractual right or liability under an assignment
- A trustee of a sequestrated estate
assignment /-sīnˈ/ noun - The act of assigning
- Anything assigned
- A legal process whereby contractual rights and liabilities may be transferred from an original contracting party to a third person
- The writing by which such a transfer is made
- A task, piece of work, etc allotted
- (Spenser altered in 1596 to dessignment) design, enterprise
assignˈer noun assignor /as-i-nörˈ/ noun (law) A person who transfers a right or asset under an assignment assigning authority noun A national body authorized to assign load-lines to ships |