assignation

/æsɪɡˈneɪʃən/

Meanings

noun

An appointment for a meeting, generally of a romantic or sexual nature.

Examples :

""Their hushed whispers and nervous glances hinted at a secret assignation after work." "

noun

The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.

Examples :

"The assignation of chores was made by the parents, giving each child specific tasks for the weekend. "

action event organization

noun

A making over by transfer of title; assignment.

Examples :

"The assignation of his property to his daughter ensured her financial security. "

title law property

Related Words

financial adjective

/faɪˈnænʃəl/

Related to finances.

"The financial situation at home has improved since my uncle started his new job. "

appointment noun

/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust

"His appointment was deemed suitable"

assigning verb

/əˈsaɪnɪŋ/

To designate or set apart something for some purpose.

"to assign a day for trial"

whispers noun

/ˈwɪspərz/ /ˈhwɪspərz/

The act of speaking in a quiet voice, especially, without vibration of the vocal cords.

"The doctor's whispers were barely audible as he explained the diagnosis to the worried family. "

romantic adjective

/ɹə-/ /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/

Of or dealing with languages or cultures derived from Roman influence and Latin: Italian, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, Catalan, Occitan, Corsican, etc.

"My history teacher explained the romantic languages, like French and Spanish, in class today. "

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

apportionment noun

/əˈpɔːrʃənmənt/ /əˈpɔːrʃnmənt/

The act of apportioning or the state of being apportioned.

"The apportionment of tasks among the team members ensured everyone had a manageable workload. "

allotting verb

/əˈlɒtɪŋ/ /əˈlɑːtɪŋ/

To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.

"The teacher is allotting each student a specific role in the group project. "

specific noun

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

A distinguishing attribute or quality.

"The specific of her success was her dedication to studying. "

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

property noun

/ˈpɹɒp.ət.i/ /ˈpɹɑp.ɚt.i/

Something that is owned.

"Important types of property include real property (land), personal property (other physical possessions), and intellectual property (rights over artistic creations, inventions, etc.)."

transfer noun

/ˈtɹænzfɜː/ /tɹænzˈfɜː/ /ˈtɹænsfɝ/ /tɹænsˈfɝ/

The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

"The transfer of the student to a different class was announced in a school memo. "