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assignment in Spanish

assignment in Spanish is asignación, encargo, tarea — assignment means a task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.

assignment in Spanish

asignación
noun
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
encargo
noun
An assigned task.
tarea
noun
An assigned task.
encomienda
noun
An assigned task.
tarea
noun
cesión
noun
(legal) A transfer of a right or benefit from one person to another.

What does "assignment" mean?

  1. noun A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
    "The teacher set a short assignment on rivers for us to finish at home."
  2. noun The legal transfer of a right, property, or benefit from one person to another.
    "The bank approved the assignment of the debt to a new owner."
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assignment in a sentence

  • The teacher set a short assignment on rivers for us to finish at home.
  • She finished her history assignment the night before it was due.
  • The bank approved the assignment of the debt to a new owner.
  • Both parties signed a written assignment of the patent to the company.

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What is "assignment" in Spanish?
"assignment" in Spanish is asignación, encargo, tarea. assignment means: A task given to someone, especially a piece of schoolwork or a work project.
How do you use "assignment" in a sentence?
Example: "The teacher set a short assignment on rivers for us to finish at home." In Spanish, "assignment" is asignación, encargo, tarea.
Are there other ways to say "assignment" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 5 translations listed for "assignment": asignación, encargo, tarea, encomienda, cesión.
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