assignable
Americanadjective
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capable of being specified.
The word has no assignable meaning in our language.
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capable of being attributed.
This work is assignable to a 12th-century poet.
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Law. capable of being assigned.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of assignable
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at assign, -able
Example Sentences
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It states that “the individual rights … constitute property rights and are freely assignable and licensable, and do not expire upon the death of the individual so protected.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 21, 2024
It’s ditching support for assignable reminders — “remind Anna to bring in the trash cans this morning” — and location-based ones — “remind me to call Becca when I get to the office.”
From The Verge ● Jun. 2, 2022
Hope they didn't sign a long term lease on the premises, but if they did, hope it is "assignable."
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2018
"Maiden Lane's intent was to receive all transferable and assignable benefits associated with the securities and related instruments, including litigation claims associated with those securities or their acquisition by AIG," the settlement said.
From Reuters ● Mar. 1, 2013
In Kipling's poem to Wolcott Balestier, Professor Genung sees "the discovery of a religion, or assignable and eternally rewardable relation to God, in those whose inner life is not introspective or self-expressive."
From Theology and the Social Consciousness A Study of the Relations of the Social Consciousness to Theology (2nd ed.) by Henry Churchill King
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