Assignment

[ə'saɪnm(ə)nt] or [ə'saɪnmənt]

Definition

(noun.) the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; 'the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum'.

(noun.) a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); 'hazardous duty'.

(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.

Inputed by Eunice--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court.

(n.) A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands.

(n.) The writing by which an interest is transferred.

(n.) The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors.

Typed by Claire

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Appointment, allotment, apportionment.[2]. (Law.) Transfer, conveyance.

Edited by Hugh

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