assignable

[ uh-sahy-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being specified: The word has no assignable meaning in our language.

  2. capable of being attributed: This work is assignable to a 12th-century poet.

  1. Law. capable of being assigned.

Origin of assignable

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at assign, -able

Other words from assignable

  • as·sign·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • as·sign·a·bly, adverb
  • non·as·sign·a·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·as·sign·a·ble, adjective
  • non·as·sign·a·bly, adverb
  • un·as·sign·a·ble, adjective
  • un·as·sign·a·bly, adverb

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