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as·sign·ment
 assignment
- pronunciation:
saIn
mnt
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an assigned task, such as a job or lesson.
Her English teacher gives more homework assignments than the other teachers.Your first assignment is to sweep out the barn.- synonyms:
- taste
- similar words:
- allotment, detail, duty, job, lesson, mission, stint, task
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| definition 2: |
a position for which one is chosen.
The magazine is giving him a new assignment as a reporter in Tokyo.- synonyms:
- position, post
- similar words:
- appointment, designation
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| definition 3: |
the act of assigning.
- synonyms:
- assignation
- similar words:
- appointment, apportionment, distribution, nomination, selection
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| definition 4: |
a legal transfer of interest, property, or rights.
- synonyms:
- transfer
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| related words: |
activity, appropriation, beat, billet, charge, commission, denomination, errand, labor, location, part, position, project, work |
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