n.
Pronunciation: ə - ' s ī n-m ə nt
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : the act of assigning
2 a : a position, post, or office to which one is assigned b : a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority
3 : the transfer of property especially : the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors
synonyms see TASK