task

n.

task refers to a piece of work assigned to or demanded of someone and usually implies that this is difficult or arduous work he has the task of answering letters; chore applies to any of the routine domestic activities for which one is responsible his chore is washing the dishes or to any task that is annoying or unpleasant it was a chore to visit his mother every weekstint refers to a task that is one's share of the work done by a group and usually connotes a minimum to be completed in the allotted time we've all done our daily stint; assignment applies to a specific, prescribed task allotted by someone in authority classroom assignments; job, in this connection, refers to a specific piece of work, as in one's trade or as voluntarily undertaken for pay the job of painting our house

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