Meaning of assignment

as•sign•ment

1. something assigned, as a particular task or duty: She completed the assignment and went on to other jobs.
2. a position of responsibility, post of duty, or the like, to which one is appointed: He left for his assignment in the Middle East.
3. an act of assigning; appointment.
1. the transference of a right, interest, or title, or the instrument of transfer.
2. a transference of property to assignees for the benefit of creditors.