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[1] a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
[2] a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor.
[3] anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time.
[4] an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job.
[5] the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job.
[6] the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job.
[7] the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job.
[8] Informal . a medical procedure or operation performed to improve the appearance of a specified part of the body (used in combination): a nose job; a boob job to enlarge her breasts.
[9] Slang . a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job.
[10] a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain.
[11] Slang . an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned.
[12] Computers . a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs.
[13] to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.
[14] to do business as a jobber.
[15] to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain.
[16] to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often followed by out ): He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits.
[17] to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana.
[18] to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.
[19] to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property.
[20] to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain.
[21] of or for a particular job or transaction.
[22] bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities.
[23] do a job on , Slang . to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly: The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month. to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow.
[24] on the job , alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed.
[25] jab.
[26] the central figure in an Old Testament parable of the righteous sufferer.
[27] a book of the Bible bearing his name.
[28] a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “persecuted.”
[29] an individual piece of work or task
[30] an occupation; post of employment
[31] an object worked on or a result produced from working
[32] a duty or responsibility her job was to cook the dinner
[33] informal a difficult task or problem I had a job to contact him
[34] a state of affairs make the best of a bad job ; it's a good job I saw you
[35] informal a damaging piece of work he really did a job on that
[36] informal a crime, esp a robbery or burglary
[37] informal an article or specimen the new car was a nice little job
[38] an instance of jobbery
[39] computing a unit of work for a computer consisting of a single complete task submitted by a user
[40] jobs for the boys appointments given to or created for allies or favourites
[41] on the job actively engaged in one's employment British taboo engaged in sexual intercourse
[42] just the job exactly what was required
[43] (intr) to work by the piece or at casual jobs
[44] to make a private profit out of (a public office, etc)
[45] (intr usually foll by in ) to buy and sell (goods or services) as a middleman he jobs in government surplus British to buy and sell stocks and shares as a stockjobber he jobs in blue chips
[46] (tr often foll by out ) to apportion (a contract, work, etc) among several contractors, workers, etc
[47] Old Testament a Jewish patriarch, who maintained his faith in God in spite of the afflictions sent by God to test him the book containing Job's pleas to God under these afflictions, attempted explanations of them by his friends, and God's reply to him
[48] any person who withstands great suffering without despairing

Words related to Job

task, appointment, office, business, career, assignment, work, spot, profession, stint, place, activity, position, post, trade, operation, situation, duty, project, thing

Words nearby Job

joan, joan of arc, joanne, joannes, joash, job, job action, job analysis, job bank, job case, job classification

Origin of Job

21480–90; Middle English jobben, of uncertain origin

Word origin for Job

C16: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Job

activity, appointment, assignment, business, career, office, operation, place, position, post, profession, situation, spot, stint, task, trade, work, berth, billet, calling, capacity, chore, connection, craft, engagement, faculty, function, gig, grind, handicraft, line, livelihood, means, niche, occupation, opening, posting, pursuit, racket, swindle, vocation, daily grind, métier, nine-to-five, rat race