Word Type

Noun

The word "assignment" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

desk

Causes Desire

write term paper

Derived Terms

Procrustean assignment address assignment antiassignment assignment operator frequency assignment misassignment nonassignment reassignment time-assignment speech interpolation unassignment understand the assignment

Derived From

assign

Context

computing education law legal

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

conclusion decision determination distribution duty instrument labor labour legal document legal instrument official document project task transferred possession transferred property undertaking

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

augmented assignment

Type Of (IsA)

distribution duty legal document undertaking

Related Terms

allocation assigned assigning categorization claim coursework document homework job operation position property right task transfer value variable

Similar Terms

homework

Synonym Network

adducing alleging allotment appointment apportionment conveyance designation fixing giving grant offer offering presentation showing specification

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