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
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
Words nearby assign
asshur,
assibilate,
assidean,
assiduity,
assiduous,
assign,
assignable,
assignat,
assignation,
assigned counsel,
assigned risk
Example sentences from the Web for reassign
Leslie H. Gelb on why he must reassign Rahm, dump Larry Summers, and get rid of National Security adviser Jim Jones.
Anyhow, Malone was reasonably sure that he could reassign himself from vacation time, at least until he called Burris.
Occasion for Disaster |Gordon Randall Garrett
British Dictionary definitions for reassign (1 of 2)
reassign
/ (ˌriːəˈsaɪn) /
verb (tr)
to move (personnel, resources, etc) to a new post, department, location, etc
Derived forms of reassign
reassignment, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for reassign (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, nounWord Origin for assign
C14: from Old French
assigner, from Latin
assignāre, from
signāre to mark out