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)
attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"
to transfer the tenant responsible for a rental unit, which will occur when one tenant leaves before a lease expires and the lease is assumed by the incoming tenant See sublet
If you assign a piece of work to someone, you give them the work to do. When I taught, I would assign a topic to children which they would write about Later in the year, she'll assign them research papers When teachers assign homework, students usually feel an obligation to do it
If you assign something to someone, you say that it is for their use. The selling broker is then required to assign a portion of the commission to the buyer broker He assigned her all his land in Ireland. = allocate
Action of the option holder (buyer) requiring the option seller (writer) to complete the terms of the option contract The writer of a put would be required to buy stock from the holder and the writer of a call would be required to deliver stock to the holder
select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise" decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" transfer one's right to give out or allot; "We were assigned new uniforms
to place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is relatively permanent and the organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel
1 (a variable) To change the value of the variable 2 (a slot) To set the value of the slot 3 (a collection element) To change the value of a collection element
If someone is assigned to a particular place, group, or person, they are sent there, usually in order to work at that place or for that person. I was assigned to Troop A of the 10th Cavalry Did you choose Russia or were you simply assigned there? Each of us was assigned a minder, someone who looked after us
Windows Installer method for advertising an application When you assign an application, the Installer creates shortcuts and Start menu icons, and the application appears to be installed The application is actually installed the first time the user attempts to use it See also advertise, publish
To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial
If you assign a particular function or value to someone or something, you say they have it. Under Mr. Harel's system, each business must assign a value to each job Assign the letters of the alphabet their numerical values--A equals 1, B equals 2, etc
To give, to transfer responsibility, to another The assignee (sometimes also called "assigns") is the person who receives the right or property being given and the assignor is the person giving
To transfer or exchange future rights In Leasing, the right to receive future lease payments in a lease is often transferred to a funding source in return for up-front cash