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Job Definition

job

See also Job, and Jòb

Contents

English

Etymology

From the phrase jobbe of work "piece of work", from Middle English jobbe (“piece, article”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle English gobbe "lump, mouthful", Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop

Pronunciation

Noun

job (plural jobs)

  1. A task.
    I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?
  2. An economic role for which a person is paid.
    That surgeon has a great job.
    He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.
  3. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery; see e.g. nose job.
  4. (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer)

Usage notes

Verb

job (third-person singular simple present jobs, present participle jobbing, simple past and past participle jobbed)

  1. (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
  2. (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
  3. (intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.
  4. (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
  5. (transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
    We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.

Translations

to do odd jobs
to work as a jobber
  • Finnish: jobata (fi)
  • German: jobben (de)
wrestling: to take the loss
to speculate
  • Finnish: jobata (fi)
to subcontract
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  • German: arbeiten (de), jobben (de)
  • Greek: εργάζομαι (el) (ergázome)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun or verb job

See also

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From English

Pronunciation

Noun

job m. (plural jobs) (f in Quebec)

  1. (informal) job (employment role)
  2. (Quebec, informal) work

Synonyms

Italian

Etymology

From English

Noun

job m. inv.

  1. job (employment role, computing task)

 

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