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job

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English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /d͡ʒɒb/

Noun

job noun

  1. A task.“A job half done is hardly done at all.”
  2. An economic role for which a person is paid.“He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.”
  3. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.“He had had a nose job.”
  4. A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

Verb

job verb

  1. To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
  2. To work as a jobber.
  3. To take the loss.
  4. To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.

Word map

taskworkchoreemploymentsubcontractfarm outspeculateproblemcaperemployedjob

Related terms

Synonyms

taskworkchoreemploymentsubcontractfarm outspeculateproblemcaperemployedemployassignmentcareermissionoccupationalhiring

Associated

satisfactionjobsopportunitiessalaryplacementclerkemployeebossassistanthiredworker

Rhymes

bobthrobdaubsquabsobhobnobknobcobhobglob

Usage & collocations

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