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assignment

Syllabification: (as·sign·ment)
Pronunciation: /əˈsīnmənt/
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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.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French assignement, from medieval Latin assignamentum, from Latin assignare 'allot' (see assign)

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