assignment

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
  2. noun the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
  3. noun the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

duty assignment

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