Definitions for assignment
əˈsaɪn məntas·sign·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. assignment, duty assignmentnoun

   a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

   "hazardous duty"

2. assignmentnoun

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

3. assignment, assigningnoun

   the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

   "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"

4. grant, assignmentnoun

   (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

5. assignmentnoun

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

6. appointment, assignment, designation, namingnoun

   the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. assignmentnoun

   the act of assigning, or an assigned task

2. assignmentnoun

   a position to which someone is assigned

3. assignmentnoun

   a task given to students, homework or coursework

4. assignmentnoun

   a transfer of something from one person to another, especially property, or a claim or right; the document that effects this transfer

5. assignmentnoun

   an operation that assigns a value to a variable

6. Etymology: assignement

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assignmentnoun

   Appointment of one thing with regard to another thing or person.

   Etymology: from assign.

   The only thing which maketh any place publick, is the publick assignment thereof unto such duties. Richard Hooker, b. v. § 12.

   This institution, which assigns it to a person, whom we have no rule to know, is just as good as an assignment to no body at all. John Locke.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Assignmentnoun

   an allotting or an appointment to a particular person or use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in court

2. Assignmentnoun

   a transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest in lands

3. Assignmentnoun

   the writing by which an interest is transferred

4. Assignmentnoun

   the transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the benefit of creditors

5. Etymology: [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF. assenement.]

FreebaseRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Assignment

   In computer programming, an assignment statement sets and/or re-sets the value stored in the storage location denoted by a variable name, in other words, it copies the value into the variable. In most imperative programming languages, the assignment statement is a fundamental construct. Today, the most commonly used notation for this basic operation has come to be x = expr followed by x := expr, although there are many other notations in use. In some languages the symbol used is regarded as an operator while others define the assignment as a statement. Assignments typically allow a variable to hold different values at different times during its life-span and scope. However, some languages does not allow that kind of "destructive" re-assignment, as it might imply changes of non-local state. The purpose is to enforce referential transparency, i.e. functions that do not depend on the state of some variable, but produce the same results for a given set of parametric inputs at any point in time. Modern programs in other languages also often use similar strategies, although less strict, and only in certain parts, in order to reduce complexity, normally in conjunction with complementing methodologies such as data structuring, structured programming and object orientation.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assignment

   If, upon marches, guards, or in quarters, different corps of the army shall happen to join or do duty together, the officer highest in rank of the line of the army, marine corps, or militia, by commission, there on duty or in quarters, shall command the whole, and give orders for what is needful to the service, unless otherwise specially directed by the President of the United States, according to the nature of the case. See Appendix, Articles of War, 122.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assignment

   A specific task or goal assigned to a person or team to achieve.

   The assignment is easy and simple to complete.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 13, 2020  

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assignment

   Song lyrics by assignment -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by assignment on the Lyrics.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Legal Document
   • Transferred Property
   • Undertaking

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assignment' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3553

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'assignment' in Nouns Frequency: #2041

How to pronounce assignment?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say assignment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of assignment in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of assignment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of assignment in a Sentence

1. Aaron Boone:

   An encouraging step for Sevy, we don’t want to feel like we’re rushing him back for a guy that hasn’t pitched in the big leagues for close to 20-plus months. You don’t want to take him out of his rehab assignment – essentially his spring training – early.

2. Lloyd Austin:

   These include the ability of commanders to consider, as appropriate, the individual immunization status of personnel in making deployment, assignment, and other operational decisions, including when vaccination is required for travel to, or entry into, a foreign nation.

3. Tsuyoshi Tatebayashi:

   If it can be helped, I don’t want to have to go on a solo assignment again.

4. Baltasar Gracian:

   Great ability develops and reveals itself increasingly with every new assignment.

5. Barkoff Lamy:

   Dr. Bright has not been given any details about his new assignment or what his new job would entail ; nonetheless, under his doctor's direction, he has been on sick leave due to hypertension caused by this current situation.

Popularity rank by frequency of use