chore

[chawr, chohr]

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.

chore

¹

/ tʃɔː /

noun

1. a small routine task, esp a domestic one

2. an unpleasant task

-chore

²

combining form

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

   anemochore

Other Word Forms

• -chorous combining form

Word History and Origins

Origin of chore¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of chore¹

C19: variant of Middle English chare; related to _char ³

Origin of chore²

from Greek khōrein to move

Synonym Study

See task.

Example Sentences

Schedule recurring tasks so they happen automatically - for example, block out lunch in your diary each day or set weekly reminders for bills and chores.

From BBC

New Mexico became the first state to ban lunch shaming in 2017, and others followed with laws against tactics like throwing away food, stamping students’ hands or making them work off debt with “chores.”

From Salon

He said research he conducted within Normanton highlighted the barriers stopping women getting active, including safety, prioritisation of household chores and their faith needs.

From BBC

For whatever reason, the pain begins, gets even more painful, then walking off the field becomes a chore.

From Los Angeles Times

She told her former Radio 1 colleague she decided to leave the station partly because she felt "completely satiated" by the job and didn't want it to become "a chore".

From BBC

Related Words

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