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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAssignable
/əˈsaɪnəbəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Capable of being assigned, transferred, or allocated to a specific person, purpose, or location.
"The manager determined that the extra budget was assignable to the new marketing campaign." - 2
In law and finance, capable of being legally transferred, as a right, interest, or property, to another party.
"The contract specified that the lease agreement was fully assignable to a new tenant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'assign', which originates from the Latin 'assignare' (to mark out, allot, or assign), combining 'ad-' (to) and 'signare' (to mark, from 'signum', a sign). The suffix '-able' was added in Middle English via Old French from Latin '-abilis', denoting capability or fitness to be acted upon.
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cessible
Transliteration: sesibl
"Ce contrat est cessible à un tiers."
übertragbar
Transliteration: ybertraːkbaːɐ̯
"Diese Rechte sind auf eine andere Person übertragbar."
cedibile
Transliteration: ʧediːbile
"Il credito è cedibile ad altra banca."
cesible
Transliteration: sesible
"Los derechos de autor de esta obra son cesibles."
cessível
Transliteration: sesivɛw
"Esta apólice de seguro é cessível."
हस्तांतरणीय
Transliteration: hastantarniya
"यह संपत्ति तीसरे पक्ष को हस्तांतरणीय है।"
可转让的
Transliteration: kě zhuǎnràng de
"这项专利权是可转让的。"
양도 가능한
Transliteration: yangdo ganeunghan
"이 계약은 제3자에게 양도 가능하다."
譲渡可能な
Transliteration: jōto kanō na
"このチケットは譲渡可能です。"
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