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jobs
Noun
  • plural of job
job
Noun
  • A task.
  • An economic role for which a person is paid.
  • Plastic surgery. in noun compounds
  • A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer). computing
  • A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
  • 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.
  • Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
  • A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
Verb
  • To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire. intransitive
  • To work as a jobber. intransitive
  • To take the loss. intransitive, professional wrestling slang
  • To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in. transitive, trading
  • To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors. transitive, often with out
  • To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage. intransitive
  • To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
  • To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
  • To hire or let in periods of service.
Jobs
Proper noun
  • A surname​.