chore

American  

[chawr, chohr] / tʃɔr, tʃoʊr /

noun

1. a small or odd job; routine task.

   Synonyms:

   stint, errand, work, duty

2. chores, the everyday work around a house or farm.

3. a hard or unpleasant task.

   Solving the problem was quite a chore.

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chore ¹ British  

/ tʃɔː /

noun

1. a small routine task, esp a domestic one

2. an unpleasant task

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-chore ² British  

combining form

1. (in botany) indicating a plant distributed by a certain means

   anemochore

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Related Words

See task.

Other Word Forms

• -chorous combining form

Etymology

Origin of chore

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English char, Old English cyrr, variant of cierr, cerr. See char ³

Example Sentences

It was the only thing she’d ever owned, paid for with the few dollars she’d been given for doing other kids’ chores.

From Literature

Well, by lunchtime I’m wide awake and I’ve already been busy doing my chores and learning and having some fun.

From Literature

These little gestures are not a chore; they are the backstage work that lets the night shine.

From Salon

For the spouse handling the finances, it might sound like a big chore, but it can actually be a way to put down the mental load.

From MarketWatch

Elsewhere we see that home-cooked meals, chores and foraging excursions occasionally bring this fractured family back together.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• assignment
• burden
• duty
• errand
• housework
• routine
• workout