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assignment

as·sign·ment

UK/əˈsaɪn.mənt/ US/ʌˈsaɪnmʌnt/ common

noun

1.

a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

  • “hazardous duty”
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2.

the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

3.

the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

  • “the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum”
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4.

(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

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5.

an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

6.

the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

  • “the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee”
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Origin

From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.

Phrases

  • address assignment
  • assignment operator
  • frequency assignment
  • Procrustean assignment
  • time-assignment speech interpolation
  • understand the assignment

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