Meaning of Assignment | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
   countable, uncountable
2. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
   countable, uncountable
3. The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
   countable, uncountable
4. An assigned task.
   countable, uncountable
5. A position to which someone is assigned.
   countable, uncountable
6. A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
   countable, uncountable
7. A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
   countable, uncountable
8. A document that effects this transfer.
   countable, uncountable
9. An operation that assigns a value to a variable.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.”

“We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.”

“The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.”

“Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.”

“Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.”

“The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.”

“Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.”

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