assignment (noun)
1assignment — ► NOUN 1) a task allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study. 2) the action of assigning …
2assignment — as·sign·ment n 1: the act of assigning 2 a: a position, post, or office to which one is assigned b: a task assigned 3: a present transfer of property or rights absolute assignment: an assignment in which the transfer is complete and leaves the… …
3assignment — noun 1 task ADJECTIVE ▪ special ▪ important ▪ dangerous, difficult, tough ▪ job (esp. AmE), work …
4assignment - homework — ◊ assignment An assignment is a task that someone is given to do, usually as part of their job. My first major assignment as a reporter was to cover a large scale riot. An assignment is also a piece of academic work given to students. The course… …
5assignment clause — ➔ clause * * * assignment clause UK US noun [C] ► LAW a part of a contract that says whether or not you can give your rights and responsibilities in it to someone else: »The Building Society has abolished its charitable assignment clause for any… …
6assignment — noun 1 (C) a piece of work that is given to someone as part of their job, or that a student is asked to do: a history assignment | on an assignment: Joanna s going to Italy on a special assignment for her newspaper. 2 (U) the act of giving people …
7assignment — noun 1) I m going to finish this assignment tonight Syn: task, piece of work, job, duty, chore, mission, errand, undertaking, exercise, business, endeavor, enterprise; project, homework 2) the assignment of tasks …
8assignment — late 14c., order, request, directive, from O.Fr. assignement (legal) assignment (of dower, etc.), from L.L. assignamentum, noun of action from L. assignare (see ASSIGN (Cf. assign)). Meaning appointment to office is mid 15c.; that of a task… …
9assignment — noun Date: 14th century 1. the act of assigning 2. a. a position, post, or office to which one is assigned b. a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority 3. the transfer of property; especially the… …
10assignment — noun a) the act of assigning, or an assigned task b) a position to which someone is assigned …