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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sign•ment /əˈsaɪnmənt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- something assigned:the homework assignments.
- a position to which one is appointed:an assignment as ambassador to France.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024as•sign•ment (ə sīn′mənt),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Medieval Latin assignāmentum. See assign, -ment
- Middle English assignament 1350–1400
- 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obligation, job.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See task.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ n - 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
- the document effecting such a transfer
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