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Definition of: job

(job) noun
1. A piece of work of a definite extent or character, especially one done in the course of one's profession or occupation.
2. A specific piece of work done for a certain fee.
3. Anything to be done.
4. Colloq. A situation or position of employment.
5. A material thing to be worked on.
6. A public service or transaction done ostensibly for the public good but actually for private or partisan gain.
7. Colloq. An affair; circumstance: to make the best of a bad job.
8. Slang A theft; robbery.
9. Printing The printing of small or miscellaneous circulars, cards, posters, etc. See synonyms under BUSINESS, TASK.
v. jobbed, job·bing v.i.

1. To work by the job or piece.
2. To be a jobber.
3. To turn a position of public trust improperly to private advantage.
v.t.

4. To buy in bulk from the importers or manufacturers and resell in lots to dealers.
5. To sublet (work) among separate contractors.
adjective That may be bought, sold, or used by the job: a job lot.
[Origin unknown]

Definition of: job

(job) v.t. & v.i. jobbed, job·bing
To jab.
noun The act of thrusting, poking, or stabbing suddenly; a jab.
[ME jobben]

Definition of: Job

(jōb; Fr. zhōb, Sw. yōb)
A masculine personal name. Also Lat. Jo·bus (jōbəs). [<Hebrew, persecuted]
—Job

The chief personage of the Old Testament book of Job: often referred to as the symbol of patience on account of his many afflictions; also this book itself.

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