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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.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • J

     8

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

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