job

CEFRA1

/dʒɒb/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An economic role for which a person is paid.

Examples

  • I don't have a job at present.

  • You finally succeeded in getting a job.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Plastic surgery.

  2. A sex act.

  3. A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).

More examples

In context

  • I like my job very much.

  • I didn't speak to many coworkers for the first year on the job.

  • I've got a job for you: could you wash the dishes?

Synonyms

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He applied for a new blank at the hospital because he needed more money.

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Origin

noun

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.