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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
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.
While Phillips was on a rehab assignment with triple-A Oklahoma City last week, he highlighted another benefit not shared by younger prospects in the organization.
It was enough for the Dodgers to put him on the IL and cut short Phillips’ triple-A rehab assignment so he could pitch on Saturday.
Among the ruins, the most important school assignment left is to live despite it all.
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