job
job1 definition
job (jäb)
noun
- a specific piece of work, as in one's trade, or done by agreement for pay
- anything one has to do; task; chore; duty
- the thing or material being worked on
- the action of doing a task, duty, or piece of work
- a result or product of such action
- ☆ a position of employment; situation; work
- Informal a criminal act or deed, as a theft, etc.
- Informal any happening, affair, matter, object, etc.
- Chiefly Brit. a thing done supposedly in the public interest but actually for private gain
Etymology: < ?
adjective
hired or done by the job
intransitive verb jobbed, jobbing job′·bing
- to do odd jobs
- to act as a jobber or broker
- Chiefly Brit. to do public or official business dishonestly for private gain
transitive verb
- to buy and sell (goods) as wholesaler; handle as middleman
- to let or sublet (work, contracts, etc.)
- to hire or let for hire, as a horse or carriage
- Slang to deceive; trick; cheat
- Chiefly Brit. to transact (public business) dishonestly for private gain
job Idioms
odd jobs
miscellaneous tasks or pieces of work
on the job
- while working at one's job
- Slang attentive to one's task or duty
job2 definition
job (jäb)
Job definition
Job (jōb)
noun
- a man who endured much suffering but did not lose his faith in God
- the book telling of him: abbrev. Jb
Etymology: LL(Ec) < Gr(Ec) Iōb < Heb 'Iyyōbh
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