Translate assignment | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of assignment
noun
1a task or piece of work assigned to someone as part of a job or course of study:a homework assignment the allocation of a job or task to someone:the effective assignment of tasks the task or post to which one has been appointed:his assignment was to the County Court I was on assignment for a German magazine
2the attribution of someone or something as belonging:the assignment of individuals to particular social positions
3an act of making a legal transfer of a right, property, or liability:an assignment of leasehold property a document effecting the legal transfer of a right or property.
