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Definition of assignment
task , duty , job , chore , stint , assignment mean a piece of work to be done.
task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.
duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.
job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.
chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.
stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.
assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.
Examples of assignment in a Sentence
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Word History
see assign entry 1
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing assignment
- self - assignment
Dictionary Entries Near assignment
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“Assignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assignment. Accessed 1 Apr. 2024.
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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.
the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.
Origin of assignment
Synonym study for assignment, other words for assignment, other words from assignment.
- mis·as·sign·ment, noun
- non·as·sign·ment, noun
- re·as·sign·ment, noun
Words that may be confused with assignment
- assignment , assignation
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use assignment in a sentence
He traveled to China, India, Russia, and Africa for fashion-related assignments.
Among his previous assignments were stints in war zones like Afghanistan and the Congo.
He also had a reputation for not sticking to the brief of his assignments.
His writing assignments were filled with “a disturbing level” of mayhem, war, and death.
The first faux-Fleming assignments went to writers such as Kingsley Amis (writing as “Robert Markham”) and John Gardner.
Toward the end of the campaign his assignments increased until all his time was taken.
Assignments came to be made of one acre to a family, near the palisaded hamlet for convenience and better security.
For a short time he had no assignments that taxed his abilities in either direction.
If you make as good time as you have made on some other assignments, you can get back here before 10:30.
Not a lot of business-reporting assignments involved spending time with half-naked, sun-baked dudes in remote southern junkyards.
British Dictionary definitions for assignment
/ ( əˈsaɪnmənt ) /
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
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
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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The meaning of ASSIGNMENT is the act of assigning something. How to use assignment in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Assignment. ... the job of turning the company ...
Assignment definition: something assigned, as a particular task or duty. See examples of ASSIGNMENT used in a sentence.
Assignment definition, something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs. See more.