OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 30216

assignment

/əˈsaɪn.mənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
asignación
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.
encargo • encomienda • tarea
An assigned task.
The assignment the department gave him proved to be quite challenging.
tarea
A position to which someone is assigned.
Unbeknownst to Mr Smith, his new assignment was in fact a demotion.
tarea
A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.
Mrs Smith gave out our assignments, and said we had to finish them by Monday.
cesión
A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.
The assignment of the lease has not been finalised yet.
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