chares

noun

variants or chars
plural of chare
as in duties

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chares
  1. duties
  2. tasks
  3. jobs
  4. assignments
  5. projects
  6. responsibilities
  7. commissions
  8. charges
Noun
  • Tate Nagy relinquished punt return duties to Keaton Kubecka Saturday.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The contract also establishes a binding grievance procedure and additional pay for employees who take on extra duties or are required to work on-site during an emergency.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Mercury in your 6th House squares Mars in your 3rd, making errands, tasks, messages, and everyday conversations feel unusually urgent.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Among the arguments was that one of the panel members was in her car and driving during live testimony and distracted by other unrelated tasks throughout the testimony.
    — Shayna Jacobs, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of tasks
Noun
  • There have been jobs added in Amsterdam, Paris, and Frankfurt.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Workers from India reported having to pay $5,600 to recruiters to get the jobs, but the settlement did not directly address abuses in India, where prosecutors could not investigate, officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of jobs
Noun
  • Other independents in the Senate, including Maine's Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont's Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.
    — NICHOLAS INGRAM, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Other independents in the Senate, including Maine’s Angus King on the moderate end and Vermont’s Bernie Sanders on the left, caucus with Democrats for organizational purposes and committee assignments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of assignments
Noun
  • With c, the followup to last year’s UNMUSIQUE, Lucy is now two full-length projects deep for deadAir, sporting a new distribution deal with Atlantic and trying to translate their dreamscapes for bigger crowds.
    — H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Fee-only may also include one-time projects, hourly fees or advice-only advisors, who don't charge AUM or receive commissions.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of projects
Noun
  • An aircraft acquisition introduces a different set of responsibilities.
    — Alex Kowtun, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Partners must divide responsibilities, delegate to each other and determine who has the final say when their territories overlap.
    — Leslie John, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • Fee-only may also include one-time projects, hourly fees or advice-only advisors, who don't charge AUM or receive commissions.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Local producers are working out what commissions from these linear channels are now worth in this new market.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of commissions
Noun
  • When Arizona removed Medicaid patients' access to podiatrists, diabetic foot infection hospital admissions increased 38 percent, hospital stays grew 29 percent, and charges rose 45 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The attorneys also urged the Justice Department and local prosecutors to file criminal charges against Exum.
    — Daniella Silva, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of charges
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“Chares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chares. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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