assignment (əˈsaɪnmənt
)
Definitions
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
- the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property ⇒
- 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
- Australian history a system (1789–1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid servant of a freeman
Synonyms
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task,
work,
job,
charge,
position,
post,
commission,
exercise,
responsibility,
duty,
mission,
appointment,
undertaking,
occupation,
chore,
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giving,
issuing,
grant,
distribution,
allocation,
earmarking,
allotment,
designation,
consignment,
dealing out,
assignation,
apportionment,
Translations
- British English:
assignment
An assignment is a piece of work that you are given to do, as part of your job or studies....written assignments and practical tests.əˈsaɪnmənt NOUN ...written assignments and practical tests.
- Spanish:
misión
nf
- French:
mission
nf
- German:
Aufgabe
nf
- Chinese: 任务 n
- Arabic: مُهِمَّة n
- Portuguese: tarefa nf
- Russian: задание nnt
- Croatian: zadatak nm
- Czech: úkol nm
- Danish: opgave nutr
- Dutch: opdracht n
- Finnish: tehtävä n
- Greek: ανάθεση nf
- Italian: compito nm
- Japanese: 割り当て n
- Korean: 임무 n
- Norwegian: oppdrag nnt
- Polish: zadanie nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: tarefa nf
- European Spanish:
misión
nf
- Swedish: uppdrag nnt
- Thai: งานที่ได้รับมอบหมาย n
- Turkish: görev n
- Vietnamese: nhiệm vụ n
Usage examples
All four were given twenty-four hours" notice of their assignment.
, Alastair McLean's 'Night Watch' (1989)Moreover, the commerce minister has other equally important responsibilities to be able to do justice to the demanding wto assignment.
India Today (2001)This is not only Mark's first cover, it's his first editorial assignment.
Globe and Mail (2003)Similarly, he says, this will be just another assignment for the ringside physician Dr Sandra Scott.
Independent (1998)In March 2001 McCann-Erickson managed to win a global advertising assignment for Coca-Cola.
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