assignment

1 :  the act of giving out or assigning the assignment of seats

2 :  something (as a job or task) that is given out a homework assignment

1 :  the act of assigning

2a :  a position, post, or office to which one is assigned b :  a task assigned

3 :  a present transfer of property or rights absolute assignment :  an assignment in which the transfer is complete and leaves the assignor with no interest in the property or right transferred assignment for the benefit of creditors :  assignment of property by a debtor to an assignee to be held in trust and used to pay off the debtor's debts assignment of income :  an assignment by one taxpayer to another of income for the purpose of avoiding taxes assignment of lease :  an assignment by a tenant of all of his or her remaining rights in a property under a lease — compare sublease effective assignment :  an assignment by which the assignor's interest in the property or right being assigned is terminated and transferred to the assignee equitable assignment :  an assignment (as of property in which one has a future interest) that is not valid at law but that would be upheld in a court of equity general assignment :  an assignment for the benefit of creditors of all of a debtor's property to be distributed fairly to the creditors — compare preference wage assignment :  an assignment by an employee by which an amount of his or her wages are transferred to another party (as a creditor) before the wages are paid to the employee — compare garnishment