assignable

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The bank holds assignable bonds in its secure portfolio.

Definition

Adjective:
- Legally transferable to the ownership of another: Capable of being legally transferred or made over to another person, especially regarding rights, property, or interests.
- Capable of being designated or allotted: Able to be specified, allocated, or attributed to a particular person, purpose, or category.

Examples of Usage

Adjective:
- The contract states that the lease is assignable to any new business owner. (The lease can legally be transferred to a new owner.)
- These software licenses are not assignable without the company's written consent. (The licenses cannot be transferred to another party.)
- Each team member was given an assignable task for the week. (Each member received a task that could be specifically allocated to them.)

Advanced Usage

In legal contexts: Often used to describe the nature of contracts, leases, patents, or debts.
- The court ruled that the patent rights were freely assignable. (The rights to the patent could be legally sold or given to another entity.)
In project management: Used to describe tasks or resources that can be designated to individuals.
- The project manager marked all critical bugs as high-priority and assignable to the senior developers. (The bugs were categorized as able to be allocated to specific developers.)

Variants and Related Words

Assign (verb): To allocate, designate, or transfer legally.
- The manager will assign new duties tomorrow.
Assignment (noun): The act of assigning or a task that is assigned.
- His first assignment was to review the document.
Assignee (noun): A person to whom a right or property is legally transferred.
- The assignee received full ownership of the property.

Synonyms

Transferable: Capable of being moved or conveyed from one place or person to another.
Conveyable: Able to be transferred, especially property title.
Allocatable: Capable of being distributed or assigned for a specific purpose.
Designatable: Able to be specified or appointed.

Antonyms

Related Phrases

Assignable cause (in quality control): A specific, identifiable reason for a defect or variation in a process.
- The engineer searched for an assignable cause for the machine's failure.
Freely assignable: Emphasizing that a right or property can be transferred without restriction.
- The shares were freely assignable, allowing for easy sale.

The bank holds assignable bonds in its secure portfolio.

Adjective

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