Word: job
Word origin: mid 16th century (in job1 (sense 2 of the noun)): of unknown origin.
Phonetic:
dʒɒb
Listen:
a paid position of regular employment. Example: the scheme could create 200 jobs
a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid. Example: she wants to be left alone to get on with the job
a thing of a specified kind. Example: the oven is one of those fancy-pants jobs with a convection fan
do casual or occasional work. Example: he left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man
buy and sell (stocks) as a broker-dealer, especially on a small scale. Example: his game plan is to buy in then job the shares on at a profit
cheat; betray. Example: he was jobbed by the Justice Department
turn a public office or a position of trust to private advantage. Example: if left unfettered he would job
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