assignment
n. C / Un. a piece of work or a task that someone gives you to do, usually as part of your job or studies. It often has a specific deadline.
n. a specified task or duty allocated to a person as part of a course of study or professional role. In legal contexts, it refers to the formal transfer of a right or property.
I need to finish my history assignment by tomorrow morning.
The manager gave her a new assignment to lead the marketing team for the upcoming product launch.
While the initial assignment seemed straightforward, the students soon realized that the research required a deep dive into primary sources that were not readily available in the local library.
From Middle English assignement, from Old French assignement. By surface analysis, assign + -ment.
Countable when referring to specific tasks; uncountable when referring to the general act of allotting tasks or transferring rights.
I have many homeworks and assignmentsI have much homework and many assignmentsLearners often treat 'homework' as countable like 'assignment', but 'homework' is uncountable while 'assignment' is countable.