Assignment
The transfer of a mortgage from one person to another.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
assignment (noun)1.
the act of - assigning
2.
a) a position, post, or office to which one is - assigned
b) a specified task or amount of work assigned or undertaken as if assigned by authority
3.
the transfer of property , especially the transfer of property to be held in trust or to be used for the benefit of creditors task
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
assignment (noun)1.
a piece of work that needs to be done regularly
SYNONYMS:
assignment, duty, job, taskRELATED WORDS:
chare ( char); endeavor, enterprise, project, stint, undertaking; care, charge, commission, responsibility; function, mission, office, operation, post; errand; circuit, round, route2.
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
SYNONYMS:
assignment, brief, business, charge, detail, job, operation, postRELATED WORDS:
burden, chore, duty, need, obligation, office, requirement, responsibility; errand, labor, work; commitment, pledge, promise; appointment, commission, designation, nomination; compulsion, constraint, restraint3.
something assigned to be read or studied
SYNONYMS:
assignment, readingRELATED WORDS:
homework, schoolwork; lecture; drill, exercise, practice ( practise); étude, study4.
the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty
SYNONYMS:
assignment, commission, designationRELATED WORDS:
billet, gig, job, office, place, position, situation, spot, station; authorization, delegation, deputation, emplacement, placement, ranking; anointing, anointment, induction, installation, installment ( instalment), instating, investiture, investment, ordination; choice, choosing, destination, election, nomination, picking, selection, singling (out)NEAR ANTONYMS:
blackball, rejection; deposition, dethronement, ejection, eviction, ouster, overthrow, removal