Synonyms of assignment

Noun


1. assignment, duty assignment, duty

usage: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

2. assignment, legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

usage: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

3. assignment, assigning, distribution

usage: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

4. grant, assignment, transferred property, transferred possession

usage: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

5. assignment, undertaking, project, task, labor

usage: an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

6. appointment, assignment, designation, naming, decision, determination, conclusion

usage: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

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Definition and meaning of assignment (Dictionary)