chore

task, duty, job, chore, stint, assignment mean a piece of work to be done. task implies work imposed by a person in authority or an employer or by circumstance.

• • charged with a variety of tasks

duty implies an obligation to perform or responsibility for performance.

• • the duties of a lifeguard

job applies to a piece of work voluntarily performed; it may sometimes suggest difficulty or importance.

• • the job of turning the company around

chore implies a minor routine activity necessary for maintaining a household or farm.

• • every child was assigned chores

stint implies a carefully allotted or measured quantity of assigned work or service.

• • a 2-month stint as a reporter

assignment implies a definite limited task assigned by one in authority.

• • a reporter's assignment