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chare.

Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/t͡ʃɛə/Received-Pronunciation/t͡ʃɛɹ/General-American
  1. Alternative form of char ("turn, task, chore, worker").

    alt-of · alternative
  2. A narrow lane or passage between houses in a town.

    Northern-England
Where this word comes from

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.

verb/t͡ʃɛə/Received-Pronunciation/t͡ʃɛɹ/General-American
  1. To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant; to do small jobs; to char.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

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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