assignment
nounUK /əˈsaɪnmənt/
US /əˈsaɪnmənt/
A piece of work that someone gives you to do.
The teacher gave us a math assignment for tonight.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A job or position that someone is given to do.
Her assignment was to guard the front door.
3. The act of giving someone a job or task.
The assignment of new students to classes happens in September.
4. A person or thing that is chosen for a particular purpose.
He was on a special assignment for the newspaper.