Assignment | Mean of assignment in English Dictionary

/əˈsaɪnmənt/

• Noun
• a job or duty that is given to someone
1. My assignment was to clean the equipment. = They gave me the assignment of cleaning the equipment.
2. The students were given a homework assignment.
3. The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.
4. The reporter is here on an assignment.
5. The reporter is here on assignment.
• the act of assigning something or someone: such as
• the act of sending someone to a particular group or place as part of a job
1. The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees.
2. her assignment to the embassy in India

• the act of giving a particular value, identity, etc., to something
1. the computer's assignment of a number to each image
• the act of saying that someone has something (such as blame)
1. the assignment of blame/responsibility
• the act of officially giving property or a legal right to another person
1. the assignment of property
• something (such as a particular position or seat) that is chosen for you to use or have
1. She asked if she could change her seating assignment.