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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How to use assignee in a sentence

When an assignment of it is made, the assignee may sue in his own name for rent accruing after the assignment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
This being done, the assignee is to be regarded as the proprietor of the deposit-book.
Social Comptabilism, Cheque and Clearing Service & Proposed Law|Ernest Solvay
The court objected to entertaining the claim until after the choice of an assignee.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
There are now but two men in Court who saw the paper executed, namely, the assignor and the assignee.
Sevenoaks|J. G. Holland

Assignee, a person appointed by another to transact some business, or exercise some particular privilege or power.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2|Various

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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