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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" Similar
- 2. the attribution of someone or something as belonging: "the assignment of individuals to particular social positions" Similar
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the process of giving a particular job or piece of work to someone, or of sending someone to a chosen place to do a job: assignment of the various tasks. Fewer examples. It was a jammy assignment - more of a holiday really. He took this award-winning photograph while on assignment in the Middle East.
The meaning of ASSIGNMENT is the act of assigning something. How to use assignment in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assignment.
An assignment is a piece of work that you are given to do, as part of your job or studies.
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.
Assignment definition: something assigned, as a particular task or duty. See examples of ASSIGNMENT used in a sentence.
[countable] a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies. Students are required to complete all homework assignments. You will need to complete three written assignments per semester. a business/special assignment. I had set myself a tough assignment.
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.
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)
assignment. noun. /əˈsaɪnmənt/ [countable, uncountable] a task or piece of work that someone is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies You will need to complete three written assignments per semester.
noun. assignments. The act of assigning. His assignment of the tasks seemed unfair. American Heritage. An assigning or being assigned; appointment; allotment. Webster's New World. Something, such as a task, that is assigned. What's the math assignment for tonight? American Heritage. Anything assigned or allotted, as a lesson, task, etc.
