workassignment
nounUK /ˈwɜːk əˌsaɪnmənt/
US /ˈwɝːk əˌsaɪnmənt/
A job or task that someone is told to do.
The teacher gave each student a workassignment to finish by Friday.
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2. A piece of work given to an employee by a boss.
His workassignment for the week was to organize the files.
3. A school task given to a student to complete.
She finished her workassignment before dinner.
4. A specific job given to a member of a team.
Each player received a workassignment before the game.