Meaning of chore in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /tʃɔr/

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  1. Noun

    chore

    Etymology

    mid 18th century (originally dialect and US): variant of obsolete char or chare (see charwoman)

    Definitions

    1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

    Examples

    • « estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars »
    • « the job of repairing the engine took several hours »
    • « the endless task of classifying the sampl »

    Derived terms

Famous quotes

  • « When you're a father in a marriage, you sort of become the mother's assistant. And you sort of get a list from her every day and you run down the list and it feels very much like a chore. »
    Louis C. K.
  • « The upheavals of adolescence silenced 'A Christmas Carol' for a few years. I became a firebrand atheist. Christmas - humbug! Too commercial! Then I became an agnostic. Christmas was a pro-forma affair, basically a chore. Buy mother a book, dad a new tie, my brother and sister small gifts. Pretend thanks for the fountain pens and shirts I received. »
    Whitley Strieber

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