assignment
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.
Origin of assignment
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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
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How to use assignment in a sentence
Yariel Valdés González and I faced these challenges while on assignment in South Florida and the Deep South from July 21-Aug.
PHOTOS: The Blade returns to the Deep South | Michael K. Lavers | August 11, 2020 | Washington BladeThey’re putting time into decoration just as they would in their physical classroom, and students can interact with the space by, say, clicking on a bookshelf to get a reading assignment.
For now, if the district moves to in-person learning, instruction in Carlsbad will take place on campus five days per week and students may engage in additional independent practices and other assignments at home.
North County Report: What We Know About Districts’ Reopening Plans | Kayla Jimenez | July 15, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe assignments must also respect the relationships between the elements in the group.
The ‘Useless’ Perspective That Transformed Mathematics | Kevin Hartnett | June 9, 2020 | Quanta MagazineIt’s very hard, by the way, to do real random assignment studies of couples therapy.
What Does Covid-19 Mean for Cities (and Marriages)? (Ep. 410) | Stephen J. Dubner | March 26, 2020 | Freakonomics
His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
When Lewis was shipped off to Vietnam, his son was just three months old, and the timing of the assignment worried Lewis.
When Vial got that first assignment, she was just beginning her photography career, and Cirque du Soleil was only a few years old.
A Backstage Love Affair With Cirque du Soleil | Allison McNearney | December 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“For our winter issue, we gave ourselves one assignment: Break The Internet,” wrote Paper.
Kim Kardashian Bares Her Shiny, Bounteous Butt, Breaks the Internet | Marlow Stern | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy the 1950s the rapid assignment of gender to an ambiguously gendered infant had become standard.
Consent to an assignment may be given by the president of the company, without formal vote by the directors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesA transfer by the lessee of the whole or a part of his interest for a part of the time is a sublease and not an assignment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesAn assignment to one who has an insurable interest as relative, creditor and the like, is always valid.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesWhen an assignment of it is made, the assignee may sue in his own name for rent accruing after the assignment.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesIn some states statutes forbid the assignment of such policies for the benefit of creditors.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney Bolles
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
law
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
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