The difference between Assign and Consign
When used as verbs, assign means to designate or set apart something for some purpose, whereas consign means to transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
Assign is also noun with the meaning: an assignee.
check bellow for the other definitions of Assign and Consign
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To designate or set apart something for some purpose.
Examples:
"to assign a day for trial"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To appoint or select someone for some office.
Examples:
"to assign counsel for a prisoner"
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To allot or give something as a task.
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Assign as a verb (transitive):
To attribute or sort something into categories.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, legal):
To transfer property, a legal right, etc., from one person to another.
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Assign as a verb (transitive, programming):
To give (a value) to a variable.
Examples:
"We assign 100 to x."
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Assign as a noun:
An assignee.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
An assignment or appointment.
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Assign as a noun (obsolete):
A design or purpose.
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Consign as a verb (transitive, business):
To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping.
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Consign as a verb (transitive):
To entrust to the care of another.
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Consign as a verb (transitive):
To send to a final destination.
Examples:
"to consign the body to the grave"
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Consign as a verb:
To assign; to devote; to set apart.
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Consign as a verb:
To stamp or impress; to affect.