job

/dʒˈɒb/

/ˈdʒɑb/, /ˈdʒoʊb/

Job

the work that we do regularly to earn money

synonyms : business

a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

synonyms : chore

a workplace; as in the expression `on the job'

the responsibility to do something

the performance of a piece of work

an object worked on; a result produced by working

a damaging piece of work

a crime (especially a robbery)

synonyms : caper

a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

synonyms : problem

to job

MAIN VERB

invest at a risk

synonyms : speculate

work occasionally

profit privately from public office and official business

arranged for contracted work to be done by others

synonyms : farm out

Examples

1. This job puts years on you.

2. Jobs that pay £5 an hour.

3. His carelessness lost him the job.

4. My job is the tough one.