chore
Plural
chores
1
a task, especially a household one, that is done regularly
- Taking out the trash is one of the daily chores he is responsible for.
- She created a chart to divide the household chores among her roommates.
- Washing dishes is a chore that no one enjoys, but it has to be done.
- The kids are assigned specific chores to help teach them responsibility.
- Doing the laundry is a weekly chore that often takes up an entire afternoon.
2
a routine task that must be done regularly, often boring or unpleasant
- She finished her chores quickly so she could relax.
- Answering endless emails feels like a daily chore.
- The chore of proofreading the document fell to her again.
- Updating the database daily became a chore no one wanted to do.
- Writing reports every week became a tedious chore.