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Tasks

/tæsks/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Tasks"

noun

1
A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
2
A difficult or tedious undertaking.
3
An objective.
4
A process or execution of a program.
"The user killed the frozen task."

verb

1
To assign a task to, or impose a task on.
"On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices."
2
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
3
To charge, as with a fault.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tasks"

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Word	Definition
jobnoun	A task.
chorenoun	A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.
projectnoun	A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
labornoun	(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.
taxnoun	Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
undertakingnoun	That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an enterprise.
actionsnoun	The effort of performing or doing something.
activitiesnoun	(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.
aimsnoun	Intention or goal.
areasnoun	A particular geographic region.
aspectsnoun	Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
assignmentnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
assignmentsnoun	The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
attributionsnoun	The act of attributing something.
blotchesnoun	An uneven patch of color or discoloration.
burdensnoun	A heavy load.
capabilitiesnoun	The power or ability to generate an outcome.
ceilingsnoun	The overhead closure of a room.
challengesnoun	A confrontation; a dare.
choresnoun	A task, especially a regularly needed task for the upkeep of a home or similar, such as cleaning or preparing meals.