job

(Inglés)

Noun

1. A task.
2. An economic role for which a person is paid.
3. Plastic surgery.
4. A sex act.
5. A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
6. A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business.
7. (informal) A robbery or heist.
8. Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
9. (colloquial) A thing or whatsit (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
10. (UK, slang) The police as a profession, act of policing, or an individual police officer.
11. (slang, vulgar) A penis.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
2. (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
3. (intransitive, slang) To take the loss, usually in a demeaning or submissive manner.
4. (transitive) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
5. (often, transitive) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
6. (intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
7. To hire or let in periods of service.

Verb

1. (archaic, intransitive, regional) To peck (of a bird); (more generally) to poke or prod (at, into).
2. (transitive) To pierce or poke (someone or something), typically with a sharp or pointed object; to stab.
3. (Australia, transitive) To hit (someone) with a quick, sharp punch; to jab.

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒb/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: gobbe

In summary

From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”); or perhaps related to Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop.

Sinónimos

work

task

employment

occupation

business

post

position

profession

office

🏢

function

labor

assignment

labour

capacity

chore

duty

service

operation

career

place

mission

activity

appointment

vocation

calling

📲

situation

use

line

trade

errand

station

🚉

application

affair

attendance

line of work

workplace

peck

matter

undertaking

facility

speculate

effort

employ

duties

charge

serve

role

set

caper

act

Frases

Did you know that Harry got a new job ?

" This is the first phase of the job ," he said .

As his reputation grew , job offers did as well .

Use the tool that's needed for the job .