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assign — To make an option seller perform his obligation to assume a short futures position (as a seller of a call option) or a long futures position (as a seller of a put option). Chicago Board of Trade glossary * * * assign as‧sign [əˈsaɪn] verb… … Financial and business terms
assign — as|sign [əˈsaın] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: assigner, from Latin assignare, from ad to + signare to mark ] 1.) to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing assign sb a task/role ▪ I … Dictionary of contemporary English
assign — verb (T) 1 to give someone a particular job or make them responsible for a particular person or thing: assign sb a job/duty/task: I ve been assigned the job of looking after the new students. | assign sb to: Jan s been assigned to the Asian… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
assign */*/ — UK [əˈsaɪn] / US verb [transitive, often passive] Word forms assign : present tense I/you/we/they assign he/she/it assigns present participle assigning past tense assigned past participle assigned 1) to give someone a job to do be assigned to… … English dictionary
assign — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French assigner, from Latin assignare, from ad + signare to mark, from signum mark, sign Date: 13th century 1. to transfer (property) to another especially in trust or for the benefit of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Time signature — Common time redirects here. For the short story, see Common Time. Simple example of a 34 time signature: here there are three quarter notes per measure. The time signature (also known as meter signature) is a notational convention used in Western … Wikipedia
Time horizon — A time horizon, also known as a planning horizon, is a fixed point of time in the future at which point certain processes will be evaluated or assumed to end. It is necessary in an accounting, finance or risk management regime to assign such a… … Wikipedia
assign — 01. He has been [assigned] to study their computer systems to see what needs to be upgraded. 02. Please make sure that your [assignments] are handed in by tomorrow. 03. The teacher [assigned] research papers to be done over the following month.… … Grammatical examples in English
assign — as|sign [ ə saın ] verb transitive ** ▸ 1 give someone job ▸ 2 send someone to place/group ▸ 3 give money/equipment ▸ 4 give something name/use etc. ▸ 5 decide time for something ▸ 6 give someone ownership 1. ) to give someone a job to do: Two… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
assign — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (usu. foll. by to) a allot as a share or responsibility. b appoint to a position, task, etc. 2 fix (a time, place, etc.) for a specific purpose. 3 (foll. by to) ascribe or refer to (a reason, date, etc.) (assigned the manuscript… … Useful english dictionary
