noun

1. a piece of work assigned to or demanded of a person
2. any piece of work
3. an undertaking involving labor or difficulty

Etymology: ME taske < NormFr tasque (OFr tasche) < ML tasca, for taxa, a tax < L taxare, to rate, value, tax

transitive verb

1. to assign a task to; require or demand a piece of work of
2. to put a burden on; strain; overtax