Chore (Noun)
Meaning
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"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The carpenter was required to complete the chore of repairing the stairs before the homeowner would pay.
- In exchange for her room and board, Sarah had to do the evening chore of washing the dishes.
- Cleaning the garage was just one of the summer chores my parents assigned to my siblings and me.
- After supper, everyone pitched in to help with the household chore of scrubbing the kitchen floors.
- Completing her morning chores allowed the young woman to have more free time for her own interests.