job

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

travail

Arbeit

trabajo

emploi

tâche

lavoro

baan

🛣️

trabalho

iş

werk

εργασία

Aufgabe

empleo

impiego

Job

Pronounced as (IPA)

/d͡ʒɒb/

Etymology

Inherited from 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.

Sentences

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 .