n.
1.a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
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
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
Idiom of the Day
play up to (someone)
to flatter or please someone in order to gain his or her favor
The man is always playing up to his boss so that he can get more free time.