errands
n. plural-onlyn. short trips you take to do small, necessary tasks. You might go out to buy groceries, mail a letter, or pick up dry cleaning.
n. short journeys undertaken to perform specific, routine tasks or chores. Often used in the plural to describe a collective set of domestic or administrative duties.
I have to run some errands this afternoon.
After finishing her work early, she spent the rest of the day running errands like grocery shopping and visiting the bank.
The convenience of the new downtown apartment allows residents to complete most of their daily errands on foot rather than relying on public transport or a car.
Commonly used with the verb 'run' or 'do'. While the singular form exists, the plural is significantly more frequent in everyday speech.