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assignment
[ uh-sahyn-muhnt ]
noun
- something assigned, as a particular task or duty:
She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
Synonyms: ,
- a position of responsibility, post of duty, or the like, to which one is appointed:
He left for his assignment in the Middle East.
Synonyms: ,
- an act of assigning; appointment.
- Law.
- the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
- a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.
assignment
/ əˈɪԳəԳ /
noun
- something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task
- a position or post to which a person is assigned
- the act of assigning or state of being assigned
- law
- the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property
assignment of a lease
- the document effecting such a transfer
- the right, interest, or property transferred
- law (formerly) the transfer, esp by an insolvent debtor, of property in trust for the benefit of his creditors
- logic a function that associates specific values with each variable in a formal expression
- history a system (1789–1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid servant of a freeman
Other Word Forms
- a·mԳ noun
- ԴDza·mԳ noun
- a·mԳ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of assignment1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
England's home summer consists of white-ball series against West Indies and India, starting in May, while Sciver-Brunt's first major assignment will be the 50-over World Cup, which takes place in India in September.
No money is requested for the assignments, but a GoFundMe page launched by the collective has garnered funds to pay for shipping costs and reimburse the artists.
Still, when Trump proposed changing up the seating assignments in the Brady Briefing Room, or announced he would take over the pool assignments, many reporters privately didn’t care – or even applauded the move.
Not that they wrote the assignment, but they did help him.
Now, it has 13 full-time staff members and two more on temporary assignment.
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