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jobbery

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

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Etymology tree English job Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English jobbery From job + -ery.

jobberies (plural)

What does jobbery mean?: The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain.
Where does jobbery come from?: Etymology tree English job Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English jobbery From job + -ery.

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