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assignment

[ uh-sahyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. something assigned, as a particular task or duty:

    She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. 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: ,

  3. an act of assigning; appointment.
  4. Law.
    1. the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
    2. a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.


assignment

/ əˈɪԳəԳ /

noun

  1. something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task
  2. a position or post to which a person is assigned
  3. the act of assigning or state of being assigned
  4. law
    1. the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property

      assignment of a lease

    2. the document effecting such a transfer
    3. the right, interest, or property transferred
  5. law (formerly) the transfer, esp by an insolvent debtor, of property in trust for the benefit of his creditors
  6. logic a function that associates specific values with each variable in a formal expression
  7. history a system (1789–1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid servant of a freeman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • a·mԳ noun
  • ԴDza·mԳ noun
  • a·mԳ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assignment1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English assignament, from Medieval Latin 峾Գٳܳ. See assign, -ment
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Synonym Study

See task.
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Not that they wrote the assignment, but they did help him.

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Now, it has 13 full-time staff members and two more on temporary assignment.

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