An appointment to meet someone in secret, typically one made by lovers
“In a few hours there is to be an appointment with a professor, then later, an assignation at the pub.”
The act of delegating something (such as work) to someone or something
“Routines are used to optimize the execution time with a balanced assignation of the work to the computing components in the system.”
An act of allocating or apportioning something to someone or a group
“Corrupt practices are said to cause an inefficient assignation of available resources.”
The action of ascribing an act, remark or cause to someone or something
“Depending on how you look at it, this is an assignation of credit or blame.”
The designation of someone or something to a particular group or category
“At common law, the consent of the debtor to an assignation of such claims is not required.”
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