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assignee

[ uh-sahy-nee, as-uh-nee ]
/ ə saɪˈni, ˌæs əˈni /
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noun Law.

a person to whom some right or interest is transferred, either for his or her own enjoyment or in trust.

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Origin of assignee

1275–1325; Middle English assigne < Middle French, noun use of past participle of assigner to assign; see -ee

Words nearby assignee

assignat, assignation, assigned counsel, assigned risk, assigned sex, assignee, assignment, assignor, assimilable, assimilate, assimilation
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Words related to assignee

intermediary, surrogate, stand-in, heir, recipient, commissioner, minister, deputy, assistant, worker, broker, promoter, representative, lawyer, operator, operative, officer, handler, ambassador, attorney

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British Dictionary definitions for assignee

assignee
/ (ˌæsaɪˈniː) /

noun

law a person to whom some right, interest, or property is transferred
Australian history a convict who had undergone assignment
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