job j
b
n. 1. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession.
2. A position in which one is employed.
3. a. A task that must be done:
Washing the windows is not my job.
b. A specified duty or responsibility. See Synonyms at
task.
4. a. A specific piece of work to be done for a set fee:
an expensive repair job.
b. The object to be worked on.
c. Something resulting from or produced by work.
5. Computer Science A program application that may consist of several steps but is performed as a single logical unit.
6. Informal A difficult or strenuous task:
It was a real job to convince them to drop the charges.
7. Informal A bad or unsatisfactory piece of work:
The stylist did a real job on my hair.
8. Informal A state of affairs:
Their marriage was a bad job from the start. It's a good job that we left early to avoid the traffic.
9. Informal A criminal act, especially a robbery:
a bank job.
10. Informal An example of a specified type, especially of something made or constructed. Often used in combination:
a new building that is just another glass and steel job; a cowboy hat that is one of those ten-gallon jobs.
v. jobbed,
job·bing,
jobs
v.intr. 1. To work at odd jobs.
2. To work by the piece.
3. To act as a jobber.
v.tr. 1. To purchase (merchandise) from manufacturers and sell it to retailers.
2. To arrange for (contracted work) to be done in portions by others; subcontract.
3. To transact (official business) dishonestly for private profit.
Idiom: on the job Paying close attention; on the alert.
[Perhaps from obsolete
jobbe,
piece, alteration of Middle English
gobbe,
lump; see
gob1.]
job 2 (j
b)
tr. & intr.v. jobbed,
job·bing,
jobs To jab or make a jab.
n. A jab.
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job [dʒɒb]
n 1. an individual piece of work or task
2. an occupation; post of employment
3. an object worked on or a result produced from working
4. a duty or responsibility
her job was to cook the dinner
5. Informal a difficult task or problem
I had a job to contact him
6. a state of affairs
make the best of a bad job it's a good job I saw you
7. Informal a damaging piece of work
he really did a job on that
8. Informal a crime, esp a robbery or burglary
9. Informal an article or specimen
the new car was a nice little job
10. an instance of jobbery
11. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)
Computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user
jobs for the boys appointments given to or created for allies or favourites
on the job
a. actively engaged in one's employment
b. Brit taboo engaged in ***ual intercourse
just the job exactly what was required
vb jobs,
jobbing,
jobbed 1. (intr) to work by the piece or at casual jobs
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to make a private profit out of (a public office, etc.)
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Stock Exchange)
(intr; usually foll by in) a. to buy and sell (goods or services) as a middleman
he jobs in government surplus
b. Brit to buy and sell stocks and shares as a stockjobber
he jobs in blue chips
4. (Business / Commerce)
(tr; often foll by out) to apportion (a contract, work, etc.) among several contractors, workers, etc. [of uncertain origin]
Job [dʒəʊb]
n 1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible)
Old Testament a. a Jewish patriarch, who maintained his faith in God in spite of the afflictions sent by God to test him
b. the book containing Job's pleas to God under these afflictions, attempted explanations of them by his friends, and God's reply to him
2. any person who withstands great suffering without despairing