Meaning of the word errand in English

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errand

US /ˈer.ənd/
UK /ˈer.ənd/
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Noun

a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, or to do a special task, especially for someone else

Example:
I have to run a few errands this afternoon.
She sent her son on an errand to the store.
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