chore /tʃɔː $ tʃɔːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: chare ; ⇨ ↑ charwoman ]
1 . a small job that you have to do regularly, especially work that you do to keep a house clean:
everyday chores like shopping and housework
We share the domestic chores.
2 . something you have to do that is very boring and unpleasant:
I find driving a real chore.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ adjectives
▪ a household chore (=a chore in the home)
household chores such as washing and ironing clothes
▪ a daily/everyday chore
When you're working it can be hard to find time for the daily chores.
▪ a domestic chore (=a chore such as cleaning or putting things away)
Everyone in the flat shared the cooking and domestic chores.
▪ an administrative chore (=a chore such as writing letters or paying bills)
filling in forms and other administrative chores
▪ routine chores (=done regularly)
Who does most of the routine chores in your house?
▪ mundane chores (=ordinary and uninteresting)
the mundane chores of everyday life
■ verbs
▪ do the chores
I stayed at home and did the chores.
▪ perform/carry out a chore formal (=do a chore)
It's good for kids to learn how to perform household chores.
▪ go about your chores (=do your chores)
I got up and went about my chores, feeding the cats and making tea.
▪ help with the chores
All their children help with the chores.