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assignment
noun(as-sign-ment)
a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
Synonyms: duty assignment,
assignment
noun(as-sign-ment)
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
Synonyms: assigning,
Examples:
The first task is the assignment of an address to each datum.
assignment
noun(as-sign-ment)
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Synonyms: appointment, designation, naming,
assignment
noun(as-sign-ment)
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Synonyms: grant,
assignment
noun(as-sign-ment)
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
assignment
noun(as-sign-ment)
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

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