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Added 3 October 2026

task

/tɑːsk/ noun

In Latin: pensum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about task at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A piece of work done as part of one’s duties.
daily task, monotonous task, regular task, parental task
A state of diligence in work on a task.
I put him to task on the chores.
Any piece of work done.
carry out a task

verb

To assign a task to; to impose a task on.
On my first day in the office, I was tasked with sorting a pile of invoices.
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax To institute a tax on.
To institute a tax on.

noun

Alternative form of taisch.

Origin

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.

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