Chore — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚdᵻfˌɛndɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪliz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪliz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈaʊntɚdᵻfˌɛndɚ/.

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 samples

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

task job

Parts of Speech

noun	a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee “estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars”

Word Forms

job	verb	work occasionally
task	verb	assign a task to

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lästige Pflicht

eine bestimmte Arbeit, die dienstlich oder gegen ein bestimmtes Entgelt erledigt werden muss

🇫🇷French

corvée

un travail spécifique devant être effectué à titre de devoir ou moyennant des frais spécifiques

🇪🇸Spanish

faena

un trabajo específico que debe realizarse como un deber o por una tarifa específica

🇮🇹Italian

lavoretto

un lavoro specifico richiesto da svolgere come dovere o per un compenso specifico

🇳🇱Dutch

klus

een specifiek werkstuk dat moet worden gedaan als plicht of tegen een specifieke vergoeding

🇵🇹Portuguese

tarefa

uma peça específica de trabalho que deve ser realizada como um dever ou por uma taxa específica

🇷🇺Russian

работа по дому

конкретная часть работы, которую необходимо выполнить в качестве обязанности или за определенную плату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घर का काम

किसी कर्तव्य के रूप में या किसी विशिष्ट शुल्क के लिए किया जाने वाला विशिष्ट कार्य

🇧🇩Bengali

কাজ

একটি নির্দিষ্ট কাজ একটি কর্তব্য হিসাবে বা একটি নির্দিষ্ট ফি জন্য করা আবশ্যক

🇮🇳Tamil

வேலை

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட வேலை ஒரு கடமையாக அல்லது ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட கட்டணத்திற்காக செய்யப்பட வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పని

విధిగా లేదా నిర్దిష్ట రుసుముతో చేయవలసిన నిర్దిష్ట పని

🇮🇳Marathi

घरकाम

कामाचा विशिष्ट भाग कर्तव्य म्हणून किंवा विशिष्ट शुल्कासाठी करणे आवश्यक आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કામકાજ

ફરજ તરીકે અથવા ચોક્કસ ફી માટે જરૂરી કામનો ચોક્કસ ભાગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಲಸ

ಕರ್ತವ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಶುಲ್ಕಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾದ ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಕೆಲಸ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജോലി

ഒരു ഡ്യൂട്ടിയായി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഫീസായി ചെയ്യേണ്ട ഒരു നിർദ്ദിഷ്ട ജോലി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਮ

ਕੰਮ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਤੱਵ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਫੀਸ ਲਈ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਣਾ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کام کاج

کام کا ایک مخصوص ٹکڑا جو بطور ڈیوٹی یا ایک مخصوص فیس کے لیے ضروری ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杂务

作为职责或支付特定费用而需要完成的特定工作

🇯🇵Japanese

雑用

義務として、または特定の料金を支払って行う必要がある特定の仕事

🇰🇷Korean

하기 싫은 일

의무로 수행해야 하거나 특정 비용을 지불해야 하는 특정 작업

🇻🇳Vietnamese

việc vặt

một phần công việc cụ thể cần phải được thực hiện như một nghĩa vụ hoặc với một khoản phí cụ thể

🇹🇭Thai

งานบ้าน

งานเฉพาะชิ้นที่ต้องทำเป็นหน้าที่หรือมีค่าธรรมเนียมเฉพาะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pekerjaan rumah

suatu pekerjaan tertentu yang harus dilakukan sebagai tugas atau dengan bayaran tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

gawaing-bahay

isang partikular na trabaho na kailangang gawin bilang isang tungkulin o para sa isang tiyak na bayad

🇲🇾Malay

kerja kerja

kerja tertentu yang perlu dilakukan sebagai tugas atau dengan bayaran tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عمل روتيني

عمل محدد مطلوب القيام به كواجب أو مقابل أجر محدد

🇮🇷Persian

کار سخت

یک کار مشخص که باید به عنوان وظیفه یا در ازای هزینه خاصی انجام شود

🇹🇷Turkish

zevksiz iş

bir görev olarak veya belirli bir ücret karşılığında yapılması gereken belirli bir iş parçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

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What is the primary definition of the word 'chore'?

The primary meaning of 'chore' is 'a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'chore' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'chore' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'chore' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'chore' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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