job

[[t]dʒɒb[/t]]

n. v. jobbed, job•bing, adj.

1) a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price

2) a post of employment; position

3) any task or project

4) a responsibility; duty:

It is your job to be on time[/ex]

5) the execution or performance of a task:

to do a good job[/ex]

6) the material or item being worked upon

7) a state of affairs; matter:

to make the best of a bad job[/ex]

8) a difficult task:

We had a job getting him to agree[/ex]

9) sts Informal. an example of a specific type:

That little sports job is a great car[/ex]

10) Slang. a theft or similar crime

11) a public or official act or decision done for improper private gain

12) cmp a unit of work for a computer

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 improperly to private gain

16) to assign (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as to different contractors or workers (often fol. by out)

17) to buy in large quantities from wholesalers or manufacturers and sell to dealers in smaller quantities

18) to swindle or trick

19) to carry on (public business) for improper private gain

20) of or for a particular job or transaction

21) bought, sold, or handled together:

to buy in job quantities[/ex]

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- do a job on on the job

Etymology: 1620–30; orig. uncert. syn: See task