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• His duties have now been assigned to the deputy chairman.
• She was assigned to the US Embassy in Moscow.
• He was assigned to work in a Chicago bank.
• How much time have you assigned for the meeting?
• the difficulty of assigning a value to an hour of housework
• The group has been assigned a triple A rating by Standard and Poor's.
• They only assign ownership when the house is complete.
— see also deed of assignment• The assignor of the lease is released from future liability under this lease.
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The document outlines how the organization will be run and how research tasks will be assigned.
assign sb to do sth »They assigned him to analyse computer records to look for signs of fraud.
Each individual was assigned to a team representing a major stakeholder.
be assigned to sth »I've been assigned to the finance department on a temporary basis.
»Over the past decade, the organization has doubled its number of managers assigned abroad.
They assigned a large sum of money to research and development.
»Locals are frustrated that of the $110bn assigned by Congress in relief aid, only $53bn has actually been spent.
assign sth to sb »Each employee will be assigned an individual work area, with a desk and shelving.
Because most of the companies in which the fund has invested are private, the fund's managers have had to assign them a market value.
»Buyers are being trained to use a spreadsheet to assign a cost to every step of completing a sale.
Assigning ownership rights to employees can help keep certain costs down.
Internet Service Providers automatically assign IP addresses to their customers.
I cannot assign the day yet. — Я еще не могу назначить точной даты.
assign to another position — назначать на другую должность
He was assigned to prosecute the case. — Он был назначен вести дело.
However, he assigned a place for eight hundred men only. — Однако он выделил место только для 800 человек.
to assign a task [job\] to smb. — дать задание кому-л., поручить работу кому-л.
to assign funds for research — ассигновать средства на исследования
to assign cost — относить затраты
Your call will be assigned a number. — Вашему обращению по телефону будет присвоен номер.
the right to assign smb's rights — право переуступать свои права
Beneficiary shall have the right to assign or transfer its rights under this Deed of Trust. — Выгодополучатель может осуществить переуступку или передачу своих прав по данному договору траста.