task

/tæsk/

UK: /tɑːsk/

task

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Definition

A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.

Etymology

From Middle English taske (“task, tax”), from Old Northern French tasque, (compare Old French variant tasche), from Medieval Latin tasca, alteration of taxa, from Latin taxō (“to censure; to charge”). Doublet of tax.

Example Sentences

  • "daily task"
  • "monotonous task"
  • "regular task"
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