job
job Lexical Profile
job Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A paid position of regular employment.
"She accepted a new job as a software engineer at a technology firm."
A specific task or piece of work, especially one that is paid or done as part of one's routine duties.
"Painting the garage door was a weekend job that took longer than expected."
A particular responsibility, duty, or function.
"It is the committee's job to review all grant applications fairly."
A discrete unit of work or batch of data scheduled for processing by a computer operating system.
"The print job was delayed because the network printer ran out of paper."
• verb
To do casual or occasional work for individual clients or by the piece rather than for a single regular employer.
"He spent the summer jobbing as a freelance gardener around the village."
To subcontract or assign a piece of work to an outside person or firm (usually used with 'out').
"The publisher decided to job out the indexing to an independent specialist."
To buy and sell stocks, goods, or real estate as a middleman or broker.
"The firm made its fortune by jobbing imported textiles to local retailers."
Word Nuance & Usage
When capitalized and pronounced with a long 'o' (/dʒoʊb/), 'Job' refers to the biblical prophet famous for his patience under suffering; the common noun (/dʒɒb/) is countable, whereas 'work' in the same sense is typically uncountable.
• Rhymes for job
Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 16th century in the phrase 'jobbe of worke', meaning a small, discrete piece or lump of work, though its ultimate origin remains uncertain.