noun

assignment

Translation

assignment, task, homework, posting

The teacher gave us a history assignment.

His first assignment was in a small town.

The assignment of tasks took an hour.

an ((assignment)) for (sth.) a task for a specific subject I have an assignment for my English class.

the ((assignment)) of (sth.) the act of distributing something The assignment of rooms is complete.

Synonyms: task, job, duty, homework

From 'assign' + the noun-forming suffix '-ment', indicating an action or its result.

An assign-ment is the 'thing' that has been 'assigned' to you.