assignment

noun

as·sign·ment ə-ˈsīn-mənt How to pronounce assignment (audio)

: the act of assigning something

the assignment of a task

: a position, post, or office to which one is assigned

Her assignment was to the embassy in India.

: a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority

a homework assignment

law : the transfer of property

especially : the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors

Example Sentences

The students were given a homework assignment. The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate. The reporter is here on an assignment. The reporter is here on assignment. The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees. her assignment to the embassy in India the computer's assignment of a number to each image She asked if she could change her seating assignment. See More

Recent Examples on the Web John Roberts, once deputy solicitor general, in 2005 and, in 2018, Brett Kavanaugh, who assisted Mr. Starr in the Whitewater investigation, the assignment that would define Mr. Starr’s career and alter the course of American politics.

Jess Bravin, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Cade McNamara, the incumbent starter, would get the nod on Saturday against Colorado State, while J.J. McCarthy would draw the starting assignment next week against Hawaii.

Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 Even so, Strassera doesn’t believe a civil trial will happen until the weighty assignment lands on his desk.

Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 The homework assignment was passed out by a substitute teacher in a social studies class on Wednesday, Barber explained.

Ryan Callihan The Bradenton Herald (tns), al, 2 Sep. 2022 Before tackling the assignment of developing programs for CNN+, Gelles supervised all of CNN’s political and special-events programming.

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022 At the time, many considered the assignment a stepping stone to the red cap worn by cardinals in the church.

Annysa Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 Discussing the Brando assignment with The New Yorker’s editor, William Shawn, Capote had argued that certain genres of journalism could be elevated to high art.

Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2022 The JoBros created their own jolly tune in 2019 and 100% understood the assignment.

Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 19 Aug. 2022 See More

Legal Definition

assignment

noun

as·sign·ment

: the act of assigning

: a position, post, or office to which one is assigned

: a task assigned

: a present transfer of property or rights

— absolute assignment

: an assignment in which the transfer is complete and leaves the assignor with no interest in the property or right transferred

— assignment for the benefit of creditors

: assignment of property by a debtor to an assignee to be held in trust and used to pay off the debtor's debts

— assignment of income

: an assignment by one taxpayer to another of income for the purpose of avoiding taxes

— assignment of lease

: an assignment by a tenant of all of his or her remaining rights in a property under a lease compare sublease

— effective assignment

: an assignment by which the assignor's interest in the property or right being assigned is terminated and transferred to the assignee

— equitable assignment

: an assignment (as of property in which one has a future interest) that is not valid at law but that would be upheld in a court of equity

— general assignment

: an assignment for the benefit of creditors of all of a debtor's property to be distributed fairly to the creditors compare preference

— wage assignment

: an assignment by an employee by which an amount of his or her wages are transferred to another party (as a creditor) before the wages are paid to the employee compare garnishment

assignment

noun

as in task

a piece of work that needs to be done regularly his first newspaper assignment was writing obituaries

Synonyms & Similar Words

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task
job
duty
project
mission
chore
responsibility
function
post
undertaking
office
endeavor
operation
commission
stint
errand
enterprise
route
care
char
chare
circuit
round
charge

as in job

a specific task with which a person or group is charged the spy team's assignment was to steal the plans for the nuclear reactor

Synonyms & Similar Words

job
mission
duty
responsibility
post
operation
requirement
brief
obligation
business
detail
work
office
charge
burden
commission
designation
commitment
promise
appointment
chore
need
labor
errand
constraint
nomination
pledge
restraint
compulsion

as in lesson

something assigned to be read or studied have you read the assignment for tomorrow?

Synonyms & Similar Words

lesson
homework
reading
lecture
schoolwork
exercise
study
practice
practise
drill
étude

as in appointment

the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty her assignment to the board of directors was a point of considerable pride for her

Synonyms & Similar Words

appointment
job
designation
commission
election
position
nomination
situation
placement
office
gig
authorization
station
installment
delegation
ranking
spot
induction
billet
choice
installation
investment
destination
selection
choosing
place
emplacement
ordination
deputation
picking
instalment
investiture
anointing
instating
anointment
singling (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dismissal
discharge
expulsion
firing
rejection
removal
eviction
dismission
deposition
ejection
overthrow
ouster
blackball
dethronement

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of assignment are chore, duty, job, stint, and task. While all these words mean "a piece of work to be done," assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.

a reporter's assignment

While the synonyms chore and assignment are close in meaning, chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.

every child was assigned chores

Although the words duty and assignment have much in common, duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.

the duties of a lifeguard

The synonyms job and assignment are sometimes interchangeable, but job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

the job of turning the company around

In some situations, the words stint and assignment are roughly equivalent. However, stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.

a 2-month stint as a reporter

The meanings of task and assignment largely overlap; however, task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.

charged with a variety of tasks

单词	assignment
释义	assignment noun as·sign·ment ə-ˈsīn-mənt 1 : the act of assigning something the assignment of a task 2 a : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned Her assignment was to the embassy in India. b : a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority a homework assignment 3 law : the transfer of property especially : the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors Synonyms chore duty job task See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The students were given a homework assignment. The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate. The reporter is here on an assignment. The reporter is here on assignment. The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees. her assignment to the embassy in India the computer's assignment of a number to each image She asked if she could change her seating assignment. See More Recent Examples on the Web John Roberts, once deputy solicitor general, in 2005 and, in 2018, Brett Kavanaugh, who assisted Mr. Starr in the Whitewater investigation, the assignment that would define Mr. Starr’s career and alter the course of American politics. Jess Bravin, WSJ, 13 Sep. 2022 Cade McNamara, the incumbent starter, would get the nod on Saturday against Colorado State, while J.J. McCarthy would draw the starting assignment next week against Hawaii. Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 Even so, Strassera doesn’t believe a civil trial will happen until the weighty assignment lands on his desk. Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Sep. 2022 The homework assignment was passed out by a substitute teacher in a social studies class on Wednesday, Barber explained. Ryan Callihan The Bradenton Herald (tns), al, 2 Sep. 2022 Before tackling the assignment of developing programs for CNN+, Gelles supervised all of CNN’s political and special-events programming. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022 At the time, many considered the assignment a stepping stone to the red cap worn by cardinals in the church. Annysa Johnson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2022 Discussing the Brando assignment with The New Yorker’s editor, William Shawn, Capote had argued that certain genres of journalism could be elevated to high art. Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2022 The JoBros created their own jolly tune in 2019 and 100% understood the assignment. Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see assign entry 1 First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing assignment self-assignment self-assignment Kids Definition assignment noun as·sign·ment ə-ˈsīn-mənt 1 : the act of giving out or assigning the assignment of seats 2 : something (as a job or task) that is given out … I struggled with some of the reading quizzes and writing assignments. John David Anderson, Ms. Bixby's Last Day Legal Definition assignment noun as·sign·ment 1 : the act of assigning 2 a : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned b : a task assigned 3 : a present transfer of property or rights — absolute assignment : an assignment in which the transfer is complete and leaves the assignor with no interest in the property or right transferred — assignment for the benefit of creditors : assignment of property by a debtor to an assignee to be held in trust and used to pay off the debtor's debts — assignment of income : an assignment by one taxpayer to another of income for the purpose of avoiding taxes — assignment of lease : an assignment by a tenant of all of his or her remaining rights in a property under a lease compare sublease — effective assignment : an assignment by which the assignor's interest in the property or right being assigned is terminated and transferred to the assignee — equitable assignment : an assignment (as of property in which one has a future interest) that is not valid at law but that would be upheld in a court of equity — general assignment : an assignment for the benefit of creditors of all of a debtor's property to be distributed fairly to the creditors compare preference — wage assignment : an assignment by an employee by which an amount of his or her wages are transferred to another party (as a creditor) before the wages are paid to the employee compare garnishment assignment noun 1 as in task a piece of work that needs to be done regularly his first newspaper assignment was writing obituaries Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance task job duty project mission chore responsibility function post undertaking office endeavor operation commission stint errand enterprise route care char chare circuit round charge 2 as in job a specific task with which a person or group is charged the spy team's assignment was to steal the plans for the nuclear reactor Synonyms & Similar Words job mission duty responsibility post operation requirement brief obligation business detail work office charge burden commission designation commitment promise appointment chore need labor errand constraint nomination pledge restraint compulsion 3 as in lesson something assigned to be read or studied have you read the assignment for tomorrow? Synonyms & Similar Words lesson homework reading lecture schoolwork exercise study practice practise drill étude 4 as in appointment the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty her assignment to the board of directors was a point of considerable pride for her Synonyms & Similar Words appointment job designation commission election position nomination situation placement office gig authorization station installment delegation ranking spot induction billet choice installation investment destination selection choosing place emplacement ordination deputation picking instalment investiture anointing instating anointment singling (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms dismissal discharge expulsion firing rejection removal eviction dismission deposition ejection overthrow ouster blackball dethronement See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of assignment are chore, duty, job, stint, and task. While all these words mean "a piece of work to be done," assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority. a reporter's assignment While the synonyms chore and assignment are close in meaning, chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm. every child was assigned chores Although the words duty and assignment have much in common, duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance. the duties of a lifeguard The synonyms job and assignment are sometimes interchangeable, but job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance. the job of turning the company around In some situations, the words stint and assignment are roughly equivalent. However, stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service. a 2-month stint as a reporter The meanings of task and assignment largely overlap; however, task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance. charged with a variety of tasks
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