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assignment

[ uh-sahyn-muhnt ]

noun

  1. something assigned, as a particular task or duty:

    She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. 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: ,

  3. an act of assigning; appointment.
  4. Law.
    1. the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
    2. a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.


assignment

/ əˈ²õ²¹Éª²Ô³¾É™²Ô³Ù /

noun

  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
    1. the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property

      assignment of a lease

    2. the document effecting such a transfer
    3. the right, interest, or property transferred
  5. law (formerly) the transfer, esp by an insolvent debtor, of property in trust for the benefit of his creditors
  6. logic a function that associates specific values with each variable in a formal expression
  7. history a system (1789–1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid servant of a freeman
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±²õa²õ·²õ¾±²µ²Ôm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ôa²õ·²õ¾±²µ²Ôm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • °ù±ða²õ·²õ¾±²µ²Ôm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of assignment1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English assignament, from Medieval Latin ²¹²õ²õ¾±²µ²ÔÄå³¾±ð²Ô³Ù³Ü³¾. See assign, -ment
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Synonym Study

See task.
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The crusty bounty hunter was murdered during an attempted bust, but is resurrected by Satan and given a new assignment: tracking down demons who have escaped from Hell.

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But his self-imposed deadline in the sport - before embarking on four years of dental school and a further two years of specialisation - is only serving to enhance his enjoyment of this current assignment.

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Geier’s assignment to review the purported link was first reported by the Washington Post last week.

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In the first week of July, they were mapping out his impending minor-league rehab assignment in pitching department meetings.

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"I don't know if he understood the assignment or not, or if he was really feeling a certain kind of way,"

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