ASSIGNMENT

AS ·SIG ·NMENT 3 syllables

B1 · Intermediate 📏 10 letters 🎲 Scrabble 13 ✅ valid word

Useful in everyday and work contexts.

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

💬 Examples

  • "hazardous duty"
  • "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
  • "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
← Unscramble ASSIGNMENT