| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. An act or course of action that is demanded of one, as by position, custom, law, or religion: burden1, charge, commitment, imperative, must, need, obligation, responsibility. See OBLIGATION. 2. The condition of being put to use: application, employment, service, use, utilization. See USED. 3. A piece of work that has been assigned: assignment, chore, job, office, stint, task. See WORK. 4. A compulsory contribution, usually of money, that is required for the support of a government: assessment, impost, levy, tariff, tax. See MONEY, PAY, POLITICS.
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