English · Word Candidate

assignment

/əˈsaɪn.mənt/

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Also seen as: assignments

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Hành động giao nhiệm vụ; phân bổ công việc

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Noun

This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

The categorization of something as belonging to a specific category.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phân loại thứ gì đó vào một loại cụ thể

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

We should not condone the assignment of asylum seekers to that of people smugglers.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

What does “assignment” mean?

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

Is “assignment” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.