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assignment
[ uh-sahyn-muhnt ]
/ ÉËsaÉȘn mÉnt /
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noun
something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
a position of responsibility, post of duty, or the like, to which one is appointed: He left for his assignment in the Middle East.
an act of assigning; appointment.
Law.
- the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
- a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.
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Origin of assignment
synonym study for assignment
1. See task.
OTHER WORDS FROM assignment
mis·as·sign·ment, nounnon·as·sign·ment, nounre·as·sign·ment, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH assignment
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British Dictionary definitions for assignment
assignment
/ (ÉËsaÉȘnmÉnt) /
noun
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