job

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Derived terms 1.6 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From job of work "chunk of work", from French gobet "a bite", from gober "to devour".

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: jŏb, IPA: /dʒɒb/, SAMPA: /dZQb/
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• Rhymes: -ɒb

[edit] Noun

job (plural jobs)

1. A task.

   I've got a job for you - could you wash the dishes?

2. An economic role for which a person is paid.

   That surgeon has a great job.

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)

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[edit] Verb

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

1. To work
2. (professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.

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[edit] See also

• employment
• work
• labour

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Etymology

English

[edit] Noun

job m. inv.

1. job (employment role, computing task)