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assignment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | duty assignment |
| Type of | duty |
| Has types | mission, fatigue, fatigue duty, guard, guard duty, charge, shore duty, shipboard duty, commission, service abroad, sentry go, sentry duty, sea-duty, reassignment |
| Derivation | assign |
assignment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | assigning |
| Type of | distribution |
| Has types | storage allocation, allocation |
| Derivation | assign |
the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum.
assignment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | appointment, designation, naming |
| Type of | determination, decision, conclusion |
| Has types | ordinance, delegacy, recognition, nomination, co-option, co-optation, ordination |
| Derivation | assign |
assignment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | grant |
| Type of | transferred property, transferred possession |
| Has types | apanage, land grant, appanage |
| Derivation | assign |
assignment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | task, undertaking, project, labor |
| Has types | written assignment, school assignment, schoolwork, writing assignment |
| Derivation | assign |
assignment::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | legal document, instrument, legal instrument, official document |
| Derivation | assign |
Examples of assignments
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Some will also get exercise assignments to duplicate physical education periods.
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Follows established ethical practices, laws and codes in completing assignments.
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We currently have 12 hour day and night assignments available in Miami, Florida.
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After the quake the spotlight soon moved on to other news and other assignments.
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More women are taking on the same dangerous assignments as men, the groups said.
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She'd like to see it include reading assignments for all grades on its Web site.
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Toledo is not unique in having teaching assignments based strictly on seniority.
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Did I enforce the homework rule enough to ensure a timely return of assignments?
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The captains handed out assignments, encouragement and, when necessary, lessons.
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- A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
- The instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
- The act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
- Grant: (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
- An undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
- Appointment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
- In computer science the assignment statement sets or re-sets the value stored in the storage location(s) denoted by a variable name. In most imperative computer programming languages the assignment statement is one of the basic statements.
- Homework, or homework assignment, refers to tasks assigned to students by their teachers to be completed mostly outside of class, and derives its name from the fact that most students do the majority of such work at home. ...
- An assignment (Latin cessio) is a term used with similar meanings in the law of contracts and in the law of real estate. In both instances, it encompasses the transfer of rights held by one partyu2014the assignoru2014to another partyu2014the assignee. The details of the assignment determines some additional rights and liabilities (or duties).
