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means A task or piece of work that has been officially handed to you, usually with a deadline attached.

from From French 'assigner', tracing back to Latin 'assignare' — 'ad-' (to) plus 'signare' (to mark or seal, from 'signum', a sign or mark). Literally, to mark something out and hand it over as someone's designated share or duty. The same root gives us 'signature' and 'design' — all about making a mark that fixes something in place, whether that's your name on a contract or a due date on your calendar.