noun.
Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.
noun.
Business; employment; undertaking; labor.
noun.
See under Take.
transitive verb.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
transitive verb.
To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.
transitive verb.
To charge; to tax, as with a fault.