Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being allotted, appointed, or assigned: as, an assignable note or bill.
- Capable of being specified, shown, designated, or expressed with precision: as, an assignable reason; an assignable magnitude.
- Capable of being attributed; attributable.
- In law, predicable; capable of being pointed out or substantiated: as, perjury is not assignable of testimony on an immaterial point.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or designated
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
assigned .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective legally transferable to the ownership of another
Etymologies
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Self-existing Substance is a Personal and Intelligent Being, and the assertion that this Substance is an Impersonal and Non-Intelligent Being, are alike assertions wholly destitute of any assignable degree of logical probability, I say _assignable_ degree of logical probability, because that
A Candid Examination of Theism George John Romanes 1871
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Your reciever has three "assignable" digital audio inputs - two optical and one coaxial.
Home Theater Forum indianac 2010
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Rapids, thanks in-part to the state promise of an "assignable" tax credit worth $10 million.
Mackinac Center Commentaries Michael D. LaFaive 2010
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In addition, the three component inputs are also "assignable".
Home Theater Forum indianac 2010
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We have local schools precisely because the costs and benefits are well known, and assignable.
My Take of Milton Friedman, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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I. P.s are assignable per the provider but if not mistaken, MAC addresses ..
Google Says I.P. Addresses Aren’t Personal - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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I. P.s are assignable per the provider but if not mistaken, MAC addresses ..
Google Says I.P. Addresses Aren’t Personal - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Offered for free along with the purchase of the W760i Walkman phone until Oct. 31, the Zeemote JS1 Controller -- when used to play the two embedded Zeemote-ready games -- allows gamers to control the action using the analog thumb-stick and four assignable trigger buttons.
Wireless gaming controller for cellphones expected this fall 2008
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Another 12 percent has been estimated by the World Bank to be social capital, the value of institutions and knowledge not assignable to individuals.
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Another 12 percent has been estimated by the World Bank to be social capital, the value of institutions and knowledge not assignable to individuals.
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