1. to assign or allocate (something) in advance or beforehand
Usage: transitive verb; often used in academic, administrative, or organizational contexts

Examples

• The teacher will preassign the group projects before the semester begins.
• Students were preassigned to dormitory rooms based on their preferences.
• The company preassigns parking spaces to employees in the morning.
• Seats were preassigned for the conference attendees.
• The system preassigns tasks to team members according to their skill levels.