self-assignment

noun

self-as·​sign·​ment ˌself-ə-ˈsīn-mənt 

plural self-assignments

: the act of assigning something (such as a task) to oneself

working on/by self-assignment

also : the task or work that is assigned

Alexander came to Winged Foot in 1959 to shoot the U.S. Open. It was a self-assignment that resulted in a series of iconic photos …

—Mike Dougherty

Examples of self-assignment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Barnard, in what might be described as a noble feat of whisky enthusiasm (or perhaps a delightful self-assignment), set out to visit every distillery across Scotland, England, and Ireland. —Mark Littler, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined above