English dictionary
assignment
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
noun
- the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
noun
- a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
noun
- an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
noun
- the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
noun
- (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Example sentences
the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee
the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
hazardous assignment