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task

(t/&/sk )

any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted(noun.act)

Synonym:
labor, project, undertaking

source: wordnet30
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee(noun.act)

Example:
The endless task of classifying the samples.

Synonym:
chore, job

source: wordnet30
Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.(noun)

source: webster1913

assign a task to(verb.social)

Example:
I tasked him with looking after the children.

source: wordnet30
use to the limit(verb.consumption)

Synonym:
tax

source: wordnet30
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.(verb)

source: webster1913

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