job

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Etymology [edit]

From the phrase jobbe of work "piece of work", from Middle English jobbe (“piece, article”). Of uncertain origin. Perhaps related to Middle English gobbe "lump, mouthful", Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

job (plural jobs)

  1. A task.
    I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?
    And it's my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang - Tom Cruise in the movie Jerry Maguire
  2. An economic role for which a person is paid.
    That surgeon has a great job.
    He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January.
  3. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery; see e.g. nose job.
  4. (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer)
  5. A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall)

Usage notes [edit]

  • Adjectives often applied to "job": easy, hard, poor, good, great, excellent, decent, low-paying, steady, stable, secure, challenging, demanding, rewarding, boring, thankless, stressful, horrible, lousy, satisfying, industrial, educational, academic.

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Derived terms

Translations [edit]

task
economic role for which a person is paid
plastic surgery
computing: task(s) carried out in batch mode

Verb [edit]

job (third-person singular simple present jobs, present participle jobbing, simple past and past participle jobbed)

  1. (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
  2. (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
  3. (intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.
  4. (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
  5. (transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
    We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.

Translations [edit]

to do odd jobs
to work as a jobber
wrestling: to take the loss
to speculate
to subcontract
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Terms derived from the noun or verb job

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Etymology [edit]

From English

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Noun [edit]

job m (plural jobs) (f in Quebec)

  1. (informal) job (employment role)
  2. (Quebec, informal) work

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From English

Noun [edit]

job m (invariable)

  1. job (employment role, computing task)
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