Dictionary

assignment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈsaɪn.mənt/

Etymology

From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
   • This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
2. (countable, uncountable) The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.
   • We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.
3. (countable, uncountable) The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category. ▸ The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.
4. (countable, uncountable) An assigned task.
   • The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
5. (countable, uncountable) A position to which one is assigned.
   • Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
6. (countable, uncountable) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
   • Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.
7. (countable, uncountable) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
   • The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
8. (countable, uncountable) A document that effects this transfer.
   • Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.
9. (countable, uncountable) An operation that assigns a value to a variable.

Forms

Deriveds

reassignment · Procrustean assignment · assignment operator · antiassignment · Munkres assignment algorithm · understand the assignment · assignment problem · misassignment · nonassignment · address assignment · unassignment · time-assignment speech interpolation · frequency assignment

Hyponyms

augmented assignment

Translations (144)

fr affectation (categorization) · fi luovutuskirja (document that effects this transfer) · fi työnjako (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · fi harjoitustehtävä (typically a task given to students) · fi toimeksianto (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · ru зада́ние (task) · cmn 歸類 /归类 (categorization) · es tarea (position) · bg присвояване (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · fr affectation (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · az ev tapşırığı (typically a task given to students) · ko 숙제 (typically a task given to students) · sv uppdrag (position) · sv uppdrag (task) · es asignación (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · fi oikeuden luovutus (transfer of rights or benefits) · bg зада́ча (typically a task given to students) · de Hausaufgabe (typically a task given to students) · ga tasc (task) · nl toewijzing (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · cmn 職位 /职位 (position) · tl takdang-aralin (typically a task given to students) · es asignación (typically a task given to students) · fr cession (transfer of rights or benefits) · fi tehtävä (position) · nl toekenning (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · nl benoeming (position) · nl opdracht (task) · cmn 讓渡 /让渡 (transfer of rights or benefits) · fr acte de cession (document that effects this transfer) · be зада́ча (task) · ru назначе́ние (position) · nl akte van cessie (document that effects this transfer) · eo valorizo (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · es tarea (task) · fr tâche (task) · nl huiswerk (typically a task given to students) · nl taak (task) · ru переусту́пка (transfer of rights or benefits) · de Posten (position) · br dilez (transfer of rights or benefits) · de Zessionsurkunde (document that effects this transfer) · de Studienarbeit (typically a task given to students) · az tapşırıq (typically a task given to students) · pt atribuição (position) · pl cesja (transfer of rights or benefits) · ru ассигнова́ние (transfer of rights or benefits) · ru зада́ча (task) · cmn 分配 (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · pt cessão (document that effects this transfer) · ru распределе́ние (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · es encargo (task) · pt trabalho (typically a task given to students) · fr affectation (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · de Zuordnung (categorization) · eo valorhavigo (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · de Übertragung (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · be зада́нне (task) · ru категориза́ция (categorization) · sv uppgift (task) · cmn 轉讓 /转让 (transfer of rights or benefits) · de Zession (transfer of rights or benefits) · da tildeling (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · de Abtretung (transfer of rights or benefits) · nb oppdrag (task) · es encomienda (task) · da opgave (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · bg зада́ча (task) · fi tehtävä (task) · fi luokitus (categorization) · ru присвое́ние (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · nl taak (typically a task given to students) · sv tilldelning (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · de Auftrag (task) · de Zuweisung (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · de Arbeit (task) · cmn 轉讓文件 /转让文件 (document that effects this transfer) · sv tilldelning (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · ru зада́ние (typically a task given to students) · bg преотстъпване (transfer of rights or benefits) · pt designação (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · nl cessie (transfer of rights or benefits) · ru це́ссия (transfer of rights or benefits) · ru индоссаме́нт (transfer of rights or benefits) · ru присва́ивание (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · bg назначе́ние (position) · id tugas (typically a task given to students) · fi toimeksianto (task) · cs přiřazení (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · nl opdracht (typically a task given to students) · da opgave (typically a task given to students) · ru докуме́нт (document that effects this transfer) · de Hausarbeit (typically a task given to students) · hi नियुक्ति (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · fr devoir (typically a task given to students) · pt atribuição (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · pl przelew (transfer of rights or benefits) · fi tehtävä (typically a task given to students) · tl asaynment (typically a task given to students) · cmn 指派 (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · de Aufgabengebiet (task) · ru поруче́ние (task) · fr mission (task) · it cessione (transfer of rights or benefits) · pt posição (position) · cmn 作業 /作业 (typically a task given to students) · uk зада́ча (task) · cmn 赋值 (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · cmn 布置 (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · ru классифика́ция (categorization) · de Abtretungsurkunde (document that effects this transfer) · es cesión (transfer of rights or benefits) · uk завда́ння (task) · cmn 出讓 /出让 (transfer of rights or benefits) · cmn 讓渡書 /让渡书 (document that effects this transfer) · ru дома́шнее зада́ние (typically a task given to students) · cy aseiniad (transfer of rights or benefits) · pl przyporządkowywanie (categorization) · ms tugasan (typically a task given to students) · pl przyporządkowanie (categorization) · he מְשִׂימָה (task) · de Hausübung (typically a task given to students) · ru зада́ча (typically a task given to students) · cmn 指派 (position) · ja 代入 (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · de Aufgabe (task) · az tapşırıq (task) · de Aufgabe (typically a task given to students) · pt tarefa (typically a task given to students) · it atto di cessione (document that effects this transfer) · de Übertragungsurkunde (document that effects this transfer) · ja 宿題 (typically a task given to students) · ja 譲渡 (transfer of rights or benefits) · es tarea (typically a task given to students) · pt cessão (transfer of rights or benefits) · hy հանձնարարություն (task) · pl przypisanie (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable) · cmn 指定 (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · pt atribuição (categorization) · ru переда́ча (transfer of rights or benefits) · ru назначе́ние (act of assigning; allocation of tasks) · fr affectation (position) · cmn 任務 /任务 (task) · fi arvon asetus (operation(s) that assign a value to a variable)