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   job

   /dʒɒb/

   noun

   • 1. a paid position of regular employment: "the scheme could create 200 jobs" Similar position of employmentpositionpostsituationplaceappointmentpostingplacementday joboccupationprofessiontradecareerworkfield of workline of workline of businessmeans of livelihoodmeans of earning a livingwalk of lifemétierpursuitcraftvocationcallingvacancyopeningwayinformal:berthgriparchaic:employ
   • 2. a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid: "she wants to be left alone to get on with the job" Similar taskpiece of workassignmentprojectchoreerrandundertakingventureoperationenterpriseactivitybusinessaffairdetail
   • ▪ a responsibility or duty: "it's our job to find things out" Similar responsibilitydutychargeconcerntaskrolefunctioncontributioncapacitymissioncommissioninformal:departmentpigeondated:office
   • ▪ a difficult task: informal "we thought you'd have a job getting there" Similar difficult taskproblemtroublestrugglestrainhard timetrialbotherinformal:headachehassleperformancepainhard mountain to climbhard row to hoe
   • ▪ a procedure to improve the appearance of something: informal "someone had done a skilful paint job"
   • ▪ a crime, especially a robbery: informal "a series of daring bank jobs" Similar crimefelonyraidrobberyhold-upburglarybreak-intheftinformal:stick-upsmash-and-grab (raid)heist
   • ▪ an operation or group of operations treated as a single and distinct unit: "this feature allows your computer to queue print jobs"
   • 3. a thing of a specified kind: informal "the oven is one of those fancy-pants jobs with a convection fan"

   verb

   • 1. do casual or occasional work: "he left school and jobbed around as a car parts salesman, warehouseman, and removal man"
   • 2. buy and sell (stocks) as a broker-dealer, especially on a small scale: "his game plan is to buy in then job the shares on at a profit"
   • 3. cheat; betray: informal North American "he was jobbed by the Justice Department"
   • 4. turn a public office or a position of trust to private advantage: archaic "if left unfettered he would job"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in job1 (sense 2 of the noun)): of unknown origin.

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   What does job mean?

   • The meaning of JOB is a regular remunerative position. How to use job in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Job.

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   What does job mean in a sentence?

   • Job definition: a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price. See examples of JOB used in a sentence.

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   What does jobbed mean?

   • , jobbed, job·bing. to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece. to do business as a jobber. to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain. , jobbed, job·bing. He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits. He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana. His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.

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   What is a job in a computer?

   • 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. , jobbed, job·bing. to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece. to do business as a jobber.

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   n. 1. a. A regular activity performed in exchange for payment, especially as one's trade, occupation, or profession: Her job is doing drug research. b. A position of employment: How many jobs are open at the factory? 2. a. A task that must be done: Let's finish this job before we start another. b.

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