assignment

noun

1. 1

   The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

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

2. 2

   The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.

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

3. 3

   An assigned task.

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

4. 4

   A position to which someone is assigned.

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

5. 5

   A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

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

6. 6

   A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.

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

7. 7

   A document that effects this transfer.

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

8. 8

   An operation that assigns a value to a variable.