Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A party to which a transfer of property, rights, or interest is made.
- n. One appointed to act for another; a deputy or agent.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A person to whom a transfer of some right or interest is made, either for his own enjoyment or in trust. An assignee may take title by act of the previous owner or by operation of law, as in the case of an administrator. See note under assign, 1.
- n. An assigned servant; a convict formerly assigned to an Australian settler as an unpaid servant. See assigned and assignment, 7.
Wiktionary
- n. one to whom a thing is assigned
- n. law one to whom rights or property is being transferred
- n. one who is appointed to act or speak in place of another; an agent
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A person to whom an assignment is made; a person appointed or deputed by another to do some act, perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege, or property. See assignment (c). An assignee may be by special appointment or deed, or be created by jaw; as an executor.
- n. In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)
Etymologies
- Old French assigné (Wiktionary)
Examples
“We treat social security numbers and bank routing numbers as though they were authentication secrets that only the assignee is privy to, then we print them on every form submitted to any organization for any purpose.”
“The bill would extend some liability to certain parts of the secondary market, an issue known as assignee liability.”
“But the Court of Appeals said the date of assignment is irrelevant in determining if the assignee is a bona fide purchaser.”
“National Tool: Over half of the recently issued patents that listed an assignee indicated that the assignee was a foreign (non-U. S.) corporation or agency.”
“The 2009 measure also includes stronger language on so-called assignee liability.”
“He works primarily in the area of management consulting for distressed enterprises, bankruptcy accounting and related matters, such as assignee for the benefit of creditors and liquidating agent for a corporation.”
“Launched in 2003 by former financier Steve Bachmann, the company has filed an assignment, an alternative to formal bankruptcy which involves appointing a third party (an 'assignee') to monetise assets for the benefit of creditors.”
“The current "assignee" field, which is misleading when the next action required is anything other than "write a patch" or "check it in".”
“The funny thing is that the former owners handed that assignment in lieu of foreclosure to the lawyers for Credit Suisse Cayman Islands, signed by the former owners, but with the name of the "assignee" blank.”
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