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onus

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onus

(noun)

Meaning

a responsibility or duty

Example

"The onus of cleaning the room fell on Jake."

Synonyms

burdenresponsibilityduty

More about this word

Word origin
From Latin onus, meaning burden.
Related word forms
  • adjective: onerous

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