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arbejde — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • employment noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  • job noun A paid position of regular employment.
  • labour noun Hard physical or mental effort put into a task; work.
  • occupation noun A person's job or profession.
  • work noun A job or occupation; the activity someone does to earn a living.

Senses

arbejde is used for these senses in English:

  • decommission To take out of service or to render unusable.
  • employment The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.
  • employment The state of being employed.
  • job An economic role for which a person is paid.
  • labour (uncountable) Workers in general; the working class, the workforce; sometimes specifically the labour movement, organised labour.
  • occupation An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
  • work The place where one is employed.
  • work (countable) A literary, artistic, or intellectual production; a creative work.

employment — full definition

  1. noun A paid job or work that someone does regularly.
  2. noun The state or condition of having a paid job.

job — full definition

  1. noun A paid position of regular employment.
  2. noun A particular task or piece of work to be done.
  3. noun Informal for a robbery or heist.
  4. noun A corrupt or self-serving act carried out under the appearance of official duty.
  5. verb To work irregularly, taking on individual pieces of paid work.
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