Assignee vs. Assign

Assigneenoun

(legal) one to whom rights or property is being transferred

Assigneenoun

one who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent

Assigneenoun

A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See Assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor.

Assigneenoun

(law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

Assigneenoun

a person to whom a right or liability is legally transferred.

Assigneenoun

a person appointed to act for another.

Assignverb

(transitive) To designate or set apart something for some purpose.

Assignverb

(transitive) To appoint or select someone for some office.

Assignverb

(transitive) To allot or give something as a task.

Assignverb

(transitive) To attribute or sort something into categories.

Assignverb

To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.

Assignverb

To give (a value) to a variable.

Assignnoun

An assignee.

Assignnoun

(obsolete) A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.

Assignnoun

(obsolete) An assignment or appointment.

Assignnoun

(obsolete) A design or purpose.

Assignverb

To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.

Assignverb

To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial.

Assignverb

To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called assignees, for the benefit of creditors.

Assignverb

To transfer or pass over property to another, whether for the benefit of the assignee or of the assignor's creditors, or in furtherance of some trust.

Assignnoun

A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.

Assignnoun

A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as, a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.

Assignverb

give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

Assignverb

give out or allot;

Assignverb

attribute or credit to;

Assignverb

select something or someone for a specific purpose;

Assignverb

attribute or give;

Assignverb

make undue claims to having

Assignverb

transfer one's right to

Assignverb

decide as to where something belongs in a scheme;