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jobs

Noun

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

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