noun

1. a specific piece of work, as in one's trade, or done by agreement for pay
2. anything one has to do; task; chore; duty
3. the thing or material being worked on
4. 1. the action of doing a task, duty, or piece of work
   2. a result or product of such action
5. ☆ a position of employment; situation; work
6. Informal a criminal act or deed, as a theft, etc.
7. Informal any happening, affair, matter, object, etc.
8. Chiefly Brit. a thing done supposedly in the public interest but actually for private gain

Etymology: < ?

adjective

intransitive verb jobbed, jobbing job′·bing

1. to do odd jobs
2. to act as a jobber or broker
3. Chiefly Brit. to do public or official business dishonestly for private gain

transitive verb

1. to buy and sell (goods) as wholesaler; handle as middleman
2. to let or sublet (work, contracts, etc.)
3. to hire or let for hire, as a horse or carriage
4. Slang to deceive; trick; cheat
5. Chiefly Brit. to transact (public business) dishonestly for private gain