job

job definition - business

job

  1. Regular activities undertaken in return for compensation.
  2. A particular project that is in progress. For example, a painter drives to the job site each morning.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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