JOB


Meaning of JOB in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: jobbed ; job · bing

Date: 1694

intransitive verb

1 : to do odd or occasional pieces of work for hire

2 : to carry on public business for private gain

3 : to carry on the business of a middleman or wholesaler

transitive verb

1 : to buy and sell (as stock) for profit : SPECULATE

2 : to hire or let by the job or for a period of service

3 : to get, deal with, or effect by jobbery

4 : to do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots : SUBCONTRACT ― often used with out

5 : to penalize or deprive unfairly

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.