assign

[ uh-sahyn ]
/ əˈsaɪn /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Law. to transfer property, especially in trust or for the benefit of creditors.

noun

Usually assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee: my heirs and assigns.

Origin of assign

1250–1300; Middle English assignen < Old French assigner < Latin assignāre. See as-, sign

SYNONYMS FOR assign

synonym study for assign

1. Assign, allocate, allot mean to apportion or measure out. To assign is to distribute available things, designating them to be given to or reserved for specific persons or purposes: to assign duties. To allocate is to earmark or set aside parts of things available or expected in the future, each for a specific purpose: to allocate income to various types of expenses. To allot implies making restrictions as to amount, size, purpose, etc., and then apportioning or assigning: to allot spaces for parking.

OTHER WORDS FROM assign

Example sentences from the Web for assignor

British Dictionary definitions for assignor (1 of 2)

assignor
/ (ˌæsɪˈnɔː) /

noun

law a person who transfers or assigns property

British Dictionary definitions for assignor (2 of 2)

assign
/ (əˈsaɪn) /

verb (mainly tr)

noun

law a person to whom property is assigned; assignee

Derived forms of assign

assignable, adjective assignability, noun assignably, adverb assigner, noun

Word Origin for assign

C14: from Old French assigner, from Latin assignāre, from signāre to mark out