1. (v.) Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite quantity or amount.

2. (v.) Business; employment; undertaking; labor.

3. (v. t.) To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.

4. (v. t.) To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.

5. (v. t.) To charge; to tax; as with a fault.

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