Hyphenation of assignment

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word assignment? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

as-sign-ment

Definitions of assignment:

1.	A duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) Hazardous duty
2.	The instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
3.	The act of distributing something to designated places or persons The first task is the assignment of an address to each datum
4.	(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
5.	An undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
6.	The act of putting a person into a non-elective position The appointment had to be approved by the whole committee

Synonyms of assignment:

noun	duty assignment, duty
noun	legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
noun	assigning, distribution
noun	grant, transferred property, transferred possession
noun	undertaking, project, task, labor
noun	appointment, designation, naming, decision, determination, conclusion

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.