Meaning & use
assignment
A task or piece of work given to someone, especially as part of a job, course, or duty.
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The students had one week to complete the history assignment on the fall of Rome.
Her first assignment as a reporter was covering a small town council meeting.
A note on using this word
In law, assignment also refers to formally transferring a right or property to another person, as in the assignment of a lease.
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