as·sign·ment ( -s n mnt)n. 1. The act of assigning. 2. Something, such as a task, that is assigned. See Synonyms at task. 3. A position or post of duty to which one is assigned. 4. Law a. The transfer of a claim, right, interest, or property from one to another. b. The instrument by which this transfer is effected. |
assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt]
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
c. the right, interest, or property transferred
5. (Law) Law (formerly) the transfer, esp by an insolvent debtor, of property in trust for the benefit of his creditors
6. (Philosophy / Logic) Logic a function that associates specific values with each variable in a formal expression
7. Austral history a system (1789-1841) whereby a convict could become the unpaid servant of a freeman
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  assignment - a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" guard duty, sentry duty, sentry go, guard - the duty of serving as a sentry; "he was on guard that night" fatigue duty, fatigue - labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues" mission, charge, commission - a special assignment that is given to a person or group; "a confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver a message" reassignment - assignment to a different duty shore duty - naval service at land bases |
| 2. | assignment - the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| 3. | assignment - the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum" storage allocation, allocation - (computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions distribution - the act of distributing or spreading or apportioning | |
| 4. | assignment - (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" transferred possession, transferred property - a possession whose ownership changes or lapses apanage, appanage - a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family; "bishoprics were received as appanages for the younger sons of great families" land grant - a grant of public land (as to a railway or college) | |
| 5. | assignment - an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) school assignment, schoolwork - a school task performed by a student to satisfy the teacher project, task, undertaking, labor - any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings" writing assignment, written assignment - an assignment to write something | |
| 6. |  assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"decision, determination, conclusion - the act of making up your mind about something; "the burden of decision was his"; "he drew his conclusions quickly" nomination - the act of officially naming a candidate; "the Republican nomination for Governor" co-optation, co-option - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) delegacy - the appointment of a delegate ordinance, ordination - the act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi's family was present for his ordination" recognition - designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; "he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman" |
assignment
noun
1. task, work, job, charge, position, post, commission, exercise, responsibility, duty, mission, appointment, undertaking, occupation, chore The course involves written assignments and practical tests.
2. selection, choice, option, appointment, delegation, nomination, designation I only ever take photos on assignment.
3. giving, issuing, grant, distribution, allocation, earmarking, allotment, designation, consignment, dealing out, assignation (Law, chiefly Scot.), apportionment The state prohibited the assignment of licences to competitors.
Translations
assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt] n
(= task) → mission f
(= homework) → devoir m
The course has heavy reading assignments → Il y a beaucoup de lecture à faire pour ce cours.
The course has heavy reading assignments → Il y a beaucoup de lecture à faire pour ce cours.
assignment
n
(= task) → Aufgabe f; (= mission) → Auftrag m, → Mission f; to be on (an) assignment → einen Auftrag haben
(= appointment) → Berufung f; (to case, task etc) → Betrauung f → (to mit), Beauftragung f → (to mit); his assignment to the post of ambassador/to this school → seine Berufung zum Botschafter/an diese Schule
(= allocation) → Zuweisung f, → Zuteilung f; (of room) → Bestimmung f → (to für); (of meaning) → Zuordnung f → (to zu)
(Jur) → Übertragung f, → Übereignung f
assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt] n (task) → incarico (Scol) → compito
assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt] n (task) → incarico (Scol) → compito
assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt] n (task) → incarico (Scol) → compito
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