Meaning

3 senses
  1. One to whom a thing is assigned.

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

  2. One to whom a right or property is being transferred.

    Zessionar, Abtretungsempfänger

    цессионе́рcessionér

  3. One who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent.

    Bevollmächtigter, Bevollmächtigte

    пове́ренныйpovérennyj, дове́ренныйdovérennyj

Examples

3 sentences
  1. The insurance claim cannot be processed until the assignee submits proper documentation.

  2. The contract required the assignee to notify the company of any changes in address.

  3. Each terraforming zone had an assignee responsible for monitoring atmospheric stability across the colony.

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred:
an agent:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
law: one to whom rights or property is being transferred:
an agent:

Origin

From Middle English assigne, from Old French assigné, equivalent to assign + -ee.

From Middle English assigne, from Old French assigné, equivalent to assign + -ee.

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Forms

plural: assignees
Singularassignee
Pluralassignees

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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