Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: assignment
IPA transcription: [əs'aɪnmənt]
Pronunciations of assignment
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: assignment, duty_assignment
    Meaning: a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"
  • Synonyms: assignment
    Meaning: the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
  • Synonyms: assignment, assigning
    Meaning: the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; "the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum"
Usage examples
  • An assignment."
  • WITHOUT STANDING UP, we stared in the direction of the forest, my hand stopping halfway to my mouth, Ned Land's completing its assignment.
  • Burlingame had intended sending Kitty out of town on an assignment during Easter week. An exchange of telegrams that morning had closed the gap in time.
  • They have, perhaps, some motive to serve in hastening the ruin of a rival firm. But all I know, sir, is, that I am ready to hand you over this sum in exchange for your assignment of the debt.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Moe Berg, License CC BY-SA 4.0