| noun | a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) “hazardous duty” |
| noun | the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another |
| noun | the act of distributing something to designated places or persons “the first task is the assignment of an address to each datum” |
| noun | (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance |
| noun | an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor) |
| noun | the act of putting a person into a non-elective position “the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee” |
| assign | verb | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| grant | verb | transfer by deed |
| designate | verb | give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
| name | verb | charge with a function; charge to be |