assignment — Dictionnaire anglais

Nom

1. The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.

2. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.

3. The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category. The categorization of persons as belonging to the male or female sex.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

4. An assigned task.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.

5. A position to which one is assigned.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.

6. A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.

7. A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.

8. A document that effects this transfer.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

   Exemples

   Once you receive the assignment in the post, be sure to sign it and send it back as soon as possible.

9. An operation that assigns a value to a variable.

   Usage

   • dénombrable
   • indénombrable

Nom

1. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)

   Synonymes

   duty assignment

   Termes génériques

   duty

   Exemples

   hazardous assignment

2. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another

   Termes génériques

   legal documentlegal instrumentofficial documentinstrument

3. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons

   Synonymes

   assigning

   Termes génériques

   distribution

   Exemples

   the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum

4. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance

   Synonymes

   grant

   Termes génériques

   transferred propertytransferred possession

5. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

   Termes génériques

   undertakingprojecttasklaborlabour

6. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position

   Synonymes

   appointmentdesignationnaming

   Termes génériques

   decisiondeterminationconclusion

   Exemples

   the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee