chare

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
10
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/t͡ʃɛə/
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/t͡ʃɛə/ · /t͡ʃɛɹ/

Definition of chare

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
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noun

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").
  2. (Northern-England)A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

verb

  1. (intransitive)To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.

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Etymology

From Middle English chare, variant (due to the verb form charen) of char, cher (“a turn”), from Old English ċierr, ċerr (“a turn, change, time, occasion, affair, business”), from Proto-Germanic *karzijaną (“to turn, sweep”), from Proto-Indo-European *gers- (“to turn, bend”). More at char.

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