job

job

job¹ [jäb]

n.

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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.

a) the action of doing a task, duty, or piece of work

b) 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

adj.

hired or done by the job: see also JOB LOT

vi.

jobbed, jobbing

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

vt.

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

SYN.- POSITION, TASK

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odd jobs

miscellaneous tasks or pieces of work

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on the job

1. while working at one's job

2. Slang attentive to one's task or duty

job² [jäb]

n., vt., vi.

jobbed, jobbing [ME jobben, to peck]

dial. var. of JAB