definition of
assignment

[1] #1 assignment n. [duty assignment] a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty". wn

[2] #2 assignment n. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another. wn

[3] #3 assignment n. [assigning] the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum". wn

[4] #4 assignment n. [grant] (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance. wn

[5] #5 assignment n. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor). wn