assignment
noun
as·sign·ment
ə-ˈsīn-mənt 
1
: the act of assigning something
the assignment of a task
2
a
: a position, post, or office to which one is assigned
Her assignment was to the embassy in India.
b
: a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority
a homework assignment
3
law
: the transfer of property
especially
: the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors
Examples of assignment in a Sentence
The students were given a homework assignment.
The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.
The reporter is here on an assignment.
The reporter is here on assignment.
The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees.
her assignment to the embassy in India
the computer's assignment of a number to each image
She asked if she could change her seating assignment.
Recent Examples on the Web
The top officials regularly crisscross the country in search of four-figure paydays, working a game in one state and getting on a plane the next morning to fly to their next assignment.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
On this day, Downey was Claude, the C.I.A. handler for Xuande’s character, who is known as the Captain, a nameless Communist spy whose undercover assignment leads him to Los Angeles after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
—Brandon Yu, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
That assignment never came, so Temple moved back to Paris on his own in 1796.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The initial scope might be an eight hours per day, two-week assignment.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Stevenson’s assignment, in conjunction with her co-writer and producer Tim Smith, was to tell the origin story of how Damien Thorn came into the world and who gave birth to the franchise’s indelible Antichrist character.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Michael Wacha allows three against Orioles Wacha drew the tough assignment in the series opener against the Orioles.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Colin Sheeley Colin Sheeley is an assignment editor for NBC News.
—Colin Sheeley, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
While some filers may focus on the federal half of the assignment, there are credits to be found in state tax codes as well.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2024
On this day, Downey was Claude, the C.I.A. handler for Xuande’s character, who is known as the Captain, a nameless Communist spy whose undercover assignment leads him to Los Angeles after the fall of Saigon in 1975.
—Brandon Yu, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
That assignment never came, so Temple moved back to Paris on his own in 1796.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The initial scope might be an eight hours per day, two-week assignment.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Stevenson’s assignment, in conjunction with her co-writer and producer Tim Smith, was to tell the origin story of how Damien Thorn came into the world and who gave birth to the franchise’s indelible Antichrist character.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Michael Wacha allows three against Orioles Wacha drew the tough assignment in the series opener against the Orioles.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Colin Sheeley Colin Sheeley is an assignment editor for NBC News.
—Colin Sheeley, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024
While some filers may focus on the federal half of the assignment, there are credits to be found in state tax codes as well.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Assignment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assignment. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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