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Assignment
//əˈsaɪn.mənt// noun
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Noun
- 1 The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks. countable, uncountable
"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."
- 2 the act of putting a person into a non-elective position wordnet
- 3 The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category. countable, uncountable
"We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers."
- 4 the act of distributing something to designated places or persons wordnet
- 5 The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.; The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex. countable, uncountable
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- 6 a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) wordnet
- 7 An assigned task. countable, uncountable
"The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging."
- 8 an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) wordnet
- 9 A position to which someone is assigned. countable, uncountable
"Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion."
- 10 the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another wordnet
- 11 A task given to students, such as homework or coursework. countable, uncountable
"Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday."
- 12 (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance wordnet
- 13 A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another. countable, uncountable
"The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet."
- 14 A document that effects this transfer. countable, uncountable
"Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible."
- 15 An operation that assigns a value to a variable. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.
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