assignment in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
   "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee"
   appointment  assignment  designation  naming 
   
2. the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
   "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
   assignment  assigning 
   
3. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
   "hazardous duty"
   assignment  duty assignment 
   
4. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
   assignment 
   
5. the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
   assignment 
   
6. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
   grant  assignment