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- Dictionaryassignment/əˈsʌɪnm(ə)nt/
noun
- 1. a task or piece of work allocated to someone as part of a job or course of study: "a homework assignment" Similar
- 2. the allocation of someone or something as belonging to a particular group or category: "the assignment of individuals to particular social positions" Similar
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the process of giving a particular job or piece of work to someone, or of sending someone to a chosen place to do a job: assignment of the various tasks. Fewer examples. It was a jammy assignment - more of a holiday really. He took this award-winning photograph while on assignment in the Middle East.
1. : the act of assigning something. the assignment of a task. 2. a. : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned. Her assignment was to the embassy in India. b. : a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority. a homework assignment. 3. law : the transfer of property.
Assignment definition: something assigned, as a particular task or duty. See examples of ASSIGNMENT used in a sentence.
An assignment is a piece of work that you are given to do, as part of your job or studies.
[countable] a task or piece of work that somebody is given to do, usually as part of their job or studies. Students are required to complete all homework assignments. You will need to complete three written assignments per semester. a business/special assignment. I had set myself a tough assignment.
An assignment is a task that someone in authority has asked you to do. The word assignment is just the noun form of the common verb assign , which you use when you want to give someone a duty or a job.
n. 1. something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task. 2. a position or post to which a person is assigned. 3. the act of assigning or state of being assigned. 4. (Law) law. a. the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property: assignment of a lease. b. the document effecting such a transfer.
