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assignee definition

as·signee (ə sīn′ē′)

noun

  1. a person to whom a claim, right, property, etc. is transferred
  2. a person appointed to act for another

Etymology: Fr assigné: see assign

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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