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assignment

as·sign·ment [ ə snmənt ] (plural as·sign·ments)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. task: a task that is assigned or undertaken
All team members have received their assignments.

2. appointment: a position, duty, or job for which somebody is chosen
an assignment in Japan

3. process of assigning: the process of giving a value, use, task, or position to somebody or something

4. law legal transfer document: a document such as a deed that effects a legal transfer of rights

5. law legal transfer: the transfer of a right in or over property to another person


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