assignment
noun
uk/əˈsaɪnmənt/ us [ C ]
a task or a piece of work that is given to someone to do, often for a limited period of time:
a six-month assignment
Solving the industry's infrastructure problems while satisfying shareholders is going to be a tough assignment.
give sb an assignment Our team was given an assignment to find the gaps in the market.
accept/refuse/take on an assignment
carry out/complete/finish an assignment
global/international/overseas, etc. assignment One of his first overseas assignments was as a junior in a delegation to Moscow.
Assessment for the course will be based on four written assignments and a final examination.
[ U ]
the process of giving someone a particular job, task, or responsibility:
The restructuring will require changing the assignment of responsibilities and reporting relationships.
[ C or U ] LAW
the act of giving something that belongs to you, such as a property or a financial agreement, to somebody else:
The Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.
The assignment of a legal lease must be in the form of a deed to be effective.
on assignment
someone who is on assignment is doing a job in a particular place, usually for an agreed amount of time:
The photographer died while on assignment in the war zone.
See also
deed of assignment
wage assignment