Assignment

Quick meaning: Assignment is a noun meaning The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

Meaning

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

More Meanings

1. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
2. An assigned task.
3. A position to which one is assigned.
4. (education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
5. (law) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
6. (law) A document that effects this transfer.
7. (programming) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.

Example Sentences

The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.

Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.

This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.

The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.

Word Forms

• assignments

Synonyms for assignment

Depending on context, synonyms include designation, appointment, naming, assigning, grant.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include appointment, grant, designation, naming, assigning, mission.

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