assignable

adjective

as·​sign·​able ə-ˈsī-nə-bəl also a- 

: capable of being assigned

definite, assignable reasons

—William James

the bill of exchange is par excellence an assignable debt

—W. M. Dacey

assignably

ə-ˈsī-nə-blē also a-

adverb

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