"assignment" meaning in English

See assignment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əˈsʌɪnm(ə)nt/ [US] Audio: en-us-assignment.ogg [US] Forms: assignment [singular], assignments [plural]
Etymology: assign + -ment Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|assign|ment}} assign + -ment Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An assignment is a task that is given to somebody for them to complete.
    Sense id: simple-assignment-en-noun-9MdtMxJf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ment
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