job
- noun
- /dʒɑb/
- She's got two jobs and is paying rent.
- get a job
- find a job
- job interview
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Watch on YouTubeShit, 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.
Academic text (2013) -
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
- Literature
A quality of staying calm for a long time despite great problems, like Job in the Bible
- Offensive
A joking way to say someone is not good enough to do something as a job
Compounds
A meeting where an employer asks someone who wants the job questions to see if they fit
- Offensive
A sexual act where one person uses a hand to touch a man's penis for pleasure
A situation when a person no longer has a job because of company problems or a weak economy
- 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
- Literature
A story from the Bible about a man who keeps his faith during great suffering
- 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
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.