job
- noun
- /dʒɑb/
- She's got two jobs and is paying rent.
- get a job
- find a job
- job interview
Shit, now that I've got my dream job, still work.
- Shit, now that I've got my dream job, still work.
- Change one word from I like my job to I love my job.
- She's got two jobs and is paying rent.
- That is, wouldn't wage growth while adding jobs actually decline.
- It sucks to lose a job for an individual.
- That's your gig, that's your job, you're the vision bearer.
- You had three very good jobs before learning your craft.
- That's where that's my main job, where I get my paycheck from.
- I would say go for a normal job and stop.
- Trade barriers ensure that domestic jobs are created wrong.
- So I've had, I've had one real job in my life.
Examples
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Makes you think about your own job when you give a talk about it.
Academic text (2015) -
Let me get back to my job.
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And so just being able to have a job is huge.
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As your lawyer, my job is to get you out of prison.
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What about this job I want you for?
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You see, this is my first day on the job.
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One fancy thing led to another and they offered me a full time job.
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For example, children with disabilities learn there are jobs and careers for all individuals.
Academic text (2015) -
Students may have responsibilities at home or a job that helps keep the household afloat.
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After months of searching, she finally landed a job that she loves.
Synonyms
A job or profession that a person does to earn money
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
- Literature
A quality of staying calm for a long time despite great problems, like Job in the Bible
Compounds
A meeting where an employer asks someone who wants the job questions to see if they fit
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
- Offensive
A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure
- Literature
A book in the Bible that tells of a man who suffers and God answers him
- Informal
A job many people want because it pays well, gives good benefits or brings respect
- Jargon
An ability a video game character has from their chosen role to do special actions
- Specialized
A computer used for one specific work task, like taking orders
- Specialized
A set of computer commands that tell an operating system which tasks to run
- Literature
A story from the Bible about a man who keeps his faith during great suffering
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Etymology
Job probably began from an old word gobbet meaning 'a piece' or 'small lump'. So a job came to mean a 'piece of work' that you do for pay, which is why we call a regular position a job.