¹task

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>.

task, duty, and job mean a piece of work assigned or to be done. task is used for work given by a person in a position of authority. <The boss used to give me every difficult task.> duty is used when a person has responsibility to do the work. <The duty of police is to protect people.> job may mean that the work is necessary, hard, or important. <We all have to do our job.>