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- DictionaryAs·sign·ment/əˈsīnmənt/
noun
- 1. a task or piece of work assigned to someone as part of a job or course of study: "a homework assignment"
- 2. the attribution of someone or something as belonging: "the assignment of individuals to particular social positions"
An assignment is a task that someone in authority has asked you to do. The word assignment is just the noun form of the common verb assign , which you use when you want to give someone a duty or a job.
Definition of assignment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · noun. 1. something assigned, as a particular task or duty. She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs. 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. 3. an act of assigning; appointment.
a piece of work or job that you are given to do: a written assignment. He's on assignment in Brazil. (Definition of assignment from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of assignment. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指學業或工作方面的）任務，功課, （被派遣到某地做的）工作, 分配（任務）… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
[uncountable] the act of giving something to someone; the act of giving someone a particular task his assignment to other duties in the same company. See assignment in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: assignment. Definition of assignment noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
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) law. a. the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property: assignment of a lease. b. the document effecting such a transfer.
something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs. a position of responsibility, post of duty, or the like, to which one is appointed: He left for his assignment in the Middle East. an act of assigning; appointment. Law.
