assignment

Definitions

General English

• noun a piece of work that has to be done in a specific time
• noun the act of giving someone a job to do

Accounting

• noun the legal transfer of a property or right

Banking

• noun a particular task given to someone

Computing

• noun the process of setting a variable equal to a value or string or character

Construction

• A transfer of rights, frequently involving rights arising under a contract.
• With respect to a contract, a document stating that payment for work completed or materials delivered must be made to someone other than the company or person specified in the contract.

Information & Library Science

• noun a task often given as part of a programme of study

Law

• noun a document by which something is assigned
• noun in Scotland, a document such as a deed that effects a legal transfer of rights

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Contexts for “assignment”

10 definitions in context
• General English
• Accounting
• Banking
• Computing
• Construction
• Information & Library Science
• Law