Job
Definition of Job
Pronunciation: jǒb | n. | 1. | | | 1. | A sudden thrust or stab; a jab. | | 2. | A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars. | | 3. | 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. | | 4. | Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately. | | 5. | A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job. | | 6. | A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue. | | 7. | (Computers) A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See job control language. | | v. t. | 1. | To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. | | 2. | To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. | | 3. | To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract. | | 4. | (Com.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods. | | 5. | To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage. | | v. i. | 1. | To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work. | | 2. | To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage. | | 3. | To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks. | | n. | 1. | The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the prototypical patient man. |
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