job
/dʒɑb/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.50 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I've got a job for you: could you wash the dishes?"
- "I didn't speak to many coworkers for the first year on the job."
- "And it's my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang."
- "That surgeon has a great job."
- "He's been out of a job since being made redundant in January."
- "I was looking for a job and then I found a job / And heaven knows I'm miserable now"
Etymology
From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”); or perhaps related to Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /dʒɑb/
- British English: /dʒɒb/