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assign
əˈsʌɪn Listen
Meanings
verb
  • allocate (a job or duty).
    E.g. Congress had assigned the task to the agency
  • designate or set (something) aside for a specific purpose.
    E.g. managers happily assign large sums of money to travel budgets
  • transfer (legal rights or liabilities).
    E.g. they will ask you to assign your rights against the airline
noun
  • another term for assignee (sense 1).
    E.g. this agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their successors and assigns

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