assignment Význam & definícia

Význam assignment v slovenčine

• 0 a piece of work given to someone, typically as part of their studies or job:

  • a freelance/photo assignment

  • I have a lot of reading assignments to complete before the end of term.

  • a foreign/diplomatic assignment

  • Both journalists were killed by terrorists while on assignment in the region.

  • assignment of the various tasks

• 1 a particular job or responsibility given to you:

  • [ C ] The homework assignment was to read Chapter 2 in our history book.

• 2 a task or a piece of work that is given to someone to do, often for a limited period of time:

  • a six-month assignment

  • Solving the industry's infrastructure problems while satisfying shareholders is going to be a tough assignment.

  • give sb an assignment Our team was given an assignment to find the gaps in the market.

  • accept/refuse/take on an assignment

  • carry out/complete/finish an assignment

  • global/international/overseas, etc. assignment One of his first overseas assignments was as a junior in a delegation to Moscow.

  • Assessment for the course will be based on four written assignments and a final examination.

• 3 the process of giving someone a particular job, task, or responsibility:

  • The restructuring will require changing the assignment of responsibilities and reporting relationships.

• 4 the act of giving something that belongs to you, such as a property or a financial agreement, to somebody else:

  • The Agreement will terminate automatically in the event of its assignment.

  • The assignment of a legal lease must be in the form of a deed to be effective.

• 5 someone who is on assignment is doing a job in a particular place, usually for an agreed amount of time:

  • The photographer died while on assignment in the war zone.