Definition of "assignee" []

• A party to which a transfer of property, rights, or interest is made. (noun)
• One appointed to act for another; a deputy or agent. (noun)

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• "We treat social security numbers and bank routing numbers as though they were authentication secrets that only the assignee is privy to, then we print them on every form submitted to any organization for any purpose."
• "The bill would extend some liability to certain parts of the secondary market, an issue known as assignee liability."
• "But the Court of Appeals said the date of assignment is irrelevant in determining if the assignee is a bona fide purchaser."