taskwork

task·work

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [task-wurk, tahsk-]
- /ˈtæskˌwɜrk, ˈtɑsk-/
- /ˈtɑː.skwɜːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [task-wurk, tahsk-]
- /ˈtæskˌwɜrk, ˈtɑsk-/

Definitions of taskwork word

noun taskwork work assigned or imposed as a task. 1
noun taskwork unpleasant or disagreeable work. 1
noun taskwork work paid for by the job; piecework. 1
noun taskwork hard or unpleasant work 0

See all 4 definitions of taskwork

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Origin of taskwork

First appearance:

before 1480

One of the 25% oldest English words

First recorded in 1480-90; task + work

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Parts of speech for Taskwork

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Taskwork

taskwork popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

taskwork usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for taskwork

noun taskwork

devoir — duty; obligation
devoirs — compliments or respects; courteous attentions
job — the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.

All 3 Synonyms of taskwork