обязанность — meaning in English
obyazannost
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English meaning
- chore noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
- debt noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- incumbency noun The state of being incumbent.
- obligation noun A duty or requirement to do something, often because of a promise, law, or moral sense.
- responsibility noun The state of being accountable for something, or the duty to deal with it.
Senses
обязанность is used for these senses in English:
- arrear Work to be done, obligation.
- debt An action, state of mind, or object one has an obligation to perform for another, adopt toward another, or give to another.
- duty (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- incumbency An obligation or duty.
- obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone.
- obligation A social, legal, or moral requirement, duty, contract, or promise that compels someone to follow or avoid a particular course of action.
- obligation A course of action imposed by society, law, or conscience by which someone is bound or restricted.
- responsibility A duty, obligation or liability for which someone is held accountable.
chore — full definition
- noun A routine task, especially one needed to keep a home running, such as cleaning or cooking.
- noun Any task that feels tedious or unpleasant.
debt — full definition
- noun Money that one person or organisation owes to another.
- noun A sense of owing someone something non-financial, such as gratitude or loyalty.