- something that has been assigned, such as a mission or task
- a position or post to which a person is assigned
- the act of assigning or state of being assigned
- the transfer to another of a right, interest, or title to property, esp personal property
- the document effecting such a transfer
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
as•sign•ment /əˈsaɪnmənt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- something assigned:the homework assignments.
- a position to which one is appointed:an assignment as ambassador to France.
as•sign•ment
(ə sīn′mənt),USA pronunciation n.
- something assigned, as a particular task or duty:She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
- a position of responsibility, post of duty, or the like, to which one is appointed:He left for his assignment in the Middle East.
- an act of assigning;
appointment. - Law
- the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
- a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.
- Medieval Latin assignāmentum. See assign, -ment
- Middle English assignament 1350–1400
- 1. 2. obligation, job. 1. See task.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
assignment /əˈsaɪnmənt/ n
'assignment' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
assignation
- business
- detach
- detail
- freelance
- marathon
- mesne
- rest-cure
- row
- shoot
- anticipation
- asgmt.
- attribution
- blocker
- chairborne
- classification
- commission
- copy
- cover
- delegatory
- depot
- devotion
- disposal
- errand
- executor
- expense
- finagle
- footwork
- for
- free safety
- grade
- grammatical gender
- guard duty
- hack
- hash
- impossible
- inept
- job
- limitation
- makeup
- need
- nerve
- office
- open enrollment
- overmatch
- peg
- post
- posting
- pressure cooker
- project