noun A paid position of regular employment.
- She finally landed a job at the local hospital.
- He's been searching for a new job for months.
- My brother's job at the bank means he starts work very early.
noun A particular task or piece of work to be done.
- Painting the fence is a job for the weekend.
- Cleaning out the garage turned out to be a bigger job than we expected.
- Could you do a quick job for me and post these letters?
noun Informal for a robbery or heist.
- The gang pulled off one last job before retiring.
- Police think the same crew was behind the jewelry shop job.
- He boasted to his cellmate about the bank job he had planned.
noun A corrupt or self-serving act carried out under the appearance of official duty.
- Critics called the contract award a complete job, rigged from the start.
- The inquiry concluded that the planning approval was a put-up job by insiders.
- Voters suspected the new road contract was a job to reward friends of the council.
verb To work irregularly, taking on individual pieces of paid work.
- He jobbed as a handyman between full-time contracts.
- She jobbed around the city for a year, doing gardening and removal work.
- Between terms, the students jobbed on farms wherever extra hands were needed.
