assignable

[US]/ə,sainəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. able to be allocated, able to be attributed, able to be designated.

Phrases & Collocations

assignable tasks

Example Sentences

At common law, the right of re-entry is not alienable, assignable, or devisable.

Real-world Examples

The sentiment is probably assignable to the deep and aged roots which my family has stuck into the soil.

Source: Red characters

He specifies above a dozen characters which may be found varying even on the same branch, sometimes according to age or development, sometimes without any assignable reason.

Source: On the Origin of Species

On the other hand, the new facts have brought new powers; man's physical control over natural forces has been increasing with unexampled rapidity, and promises to increase in the future beyond all easily assignable limits.

Source: Our knowledge of the outside world.

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