JOB

Job

Job is the central character of the Book of Job in the Bible. The story is also related in the Quran. Job is considered a prophet in Islam and in rabbinical literature Iyov . is called one of the prophets of the Gentiles.

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job

Noun

  1. A task.
  2. An economic role for which a person is paid.
  3. Plastic surgery.
  4. A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
  5. A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
  6. 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.
  7. Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
  8. A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).

Verb

  1. To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
  2. To work as a jobber.
  3. To take the loss.
  4. To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
  5. To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
    We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.
  6. To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
  7. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
  8. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
  9. To hire or let in periods of service.
    to job a carriage


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