assign

as·sign

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noun

In law an assign is defined as an individual that may receive the transfer of assets from someone else.
An example of an assign is a child who inherits his father's house after his death.

verb

To assign is defined as to empower or distribute a job or responsibility.
1. An example of something you may assign are appointment times.
2. An example of something you may assign are chores to your children.
3. An example of something a teacher may assign is the job of line leader.

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assign

to set apart or mark for a specific purpose; designate: assign a day for the meeting
to place at some task or duty; appoint: I was assigned to watch the road
to give out as a task; allot: the teacher assigned a new lesson
to ascribe; attribute: jealousy was assigned as the motive for the crime
Law to transfer (a claim, right, property, etc.) to another

Origin of assign

Middle English assignen from Old French assigner from Classical Latin assignare, mark out, allot from ad-, to + signare, sign

Law to transfer property, etc. to another

[usually pl.] an assignee

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assign

transitive verb

as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs

To select for a duty or office; appoint: firefighters assigned to the city's industrial park. See Synonyms at appoint.
To set apart for a particular purpose or place in a particular category; designate: assigned the new species to an existing genus. See Synonyms at allocate.
To give out as a task; allot: assigned homework to the class.
To ascribe; attribute: assigned blame for the loss to a lack of good defense. See Synonyms at attribute.
To match or pair with: assign a value to each of the variables.
Law To transfer (property, rights, or interests) from one to another.

noun

Law

An assignee.

Origin of assign

Middle English assignen from Old French assigner from Latin assignāre ad- ad- signāre to mark ( from signum sign ; see sek^w-¹ in Indo-European roots.)

Related Forms:

as·sign′a·bil′i·ty
noun

as·sign′a·ble
adjective

as·sign′a·bly
adverb

as·sign′er
noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present assigns, present participle assigning, simple past and past participle assigned)

To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
to assign a day for trial
To appoint or select someone for some office.
to assign counsel for a prisoner
To allot or give something as a task.
To attribute or sort something into categories.
(law) To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
(computing, programming) To give (a value) to a variable.
We assign 100 to x.

Noun

(plural assigns)

An assignee.

Origin

Old French assigner

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assign - Investment & Finance Definition

To transfer ownership from one party to another by signing a contract. The assignor gives up ownership and the assignee becomes the owner.

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assign - Legal Definition

v

To transfer one’s duty, interest, or right to another, especially regarding property or under a contract, so that the transferee has the same duty, interest, or right as the transferor had. See also assignment and delegate.
To appoint.
To identify.