Job(j&obreve_;b), n.[Prov. E. job, gob, n., a small piece of wood, v., to stab, strike; cf. E. gob, gobbet; perh. influenced by E. chop to cut off, to mince. See Gob.]
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1.A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
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2.A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars.
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3.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.
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4.Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.[Colloq.]
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5.A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.[Colloq.]
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6.A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a great job on the David statue.
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7.(Computers)A task or coordinated set of tasks for a multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a single unit, usually for execution in background. See job control language.
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&hand_; Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job master; job horse; job wagon, etc.
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By the job, at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each piece of work done; -- distinguished from time work; as, the house was built by the job. -- Job lot, a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot. -- Job master, one who lest out horses and carriages for hire, as for family use.[Eng.] -- Job printer, one who does miscellaneous printing, esp. circulars, cards, billheads, etc. -- Odd job, miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional work, of various kinds, or for various people. -- to do a job on, to harm badly or destroy.[slang] -- on the job, alert; performing a responsibility well.[slang]
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Job, v. i.1.To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do petty work.
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Authors of all work, to job for the season.Moore.
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2.To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
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And judges job, and bishops bite the town.Pope.
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3.To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or stocks.
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