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the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"

the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"

the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"

an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"

a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";

(computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit

a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him

work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"

arranged for contracted work to be done by others

profit privately from public office and official business

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

a damaging piece of work; "dry rot did the job of destroying the barn"; "the barber did a real job on my hair"

the performance of a piece of work; "she did an outstanding job as Ophelia"; "he gave it up as a bad job"

the responsibility to do something; "it is their job to print the truth"

an object worked on; a result produced by working; "he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right"

a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply

any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing

a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";

A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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.

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 situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.

To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.

To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.

To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.

To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.

To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.

To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.

To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.

The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.

A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.

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.

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 situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.

To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.

To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.

To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract.

To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods.

To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as, to job a carriage.

To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.

To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.

The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.

A piece of work, especially of an occasional kind; colloquially, a position; any event or circumstance; as, it is a bad job.

To let out for hire; buy up (goods) and retail (them).

Buy and sell, as a stockbroker; do an occasional piece of work for wages.

A sudden stroke or stab with a pointed instrument like a beak.

To strike or stab suddenly:-pr.p. jobbing; pa.p. jobbed.

Any piece of work, esp. of a trifling or temporary nature: any undertaking with a view to profit: a mean transaction, in which private gain is sought under pretence of public service.

A piece of work.

To work at jobs; buy and sell, as a broker.

To buy, sell, work, etc., by the job.

A piece of work done as a whole.

A corrupt money making scheme.

A low, mean, lucrative affair; petty, piddling work, a piece of chance work; a sudden stab with a sharp instrument