job

Definitions

1. noun

   A task that needs to be done.

   Examples

   • I have a job for you. Could you wash the dishes?
   • He did a good job on the garden.
2. noun

   Work that you do to earn money.

   Examples

   • That surgeon has a great job.
   • He has been out of a job since January.
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3. noun

   A task run by a computer system in a batch.

   Examples

   • The overnight job processes all the day's sales.
   • The system queued the job until the server was free.
4. noun

   A dishonest deal made for private gain.

   Examples

   • The contract was seen as a job given to a friend of the minister.
   • Investigators thought the whole tender was a job.
5. noun

   A matter or event that affects you.

   Examples

   • Losing the house was a bad job all round.
   • Getting stuck in the storm was quite a job.
6. noun

   A thing whose name you cannot remember.

   Examples

   • Pass me that little job with the screw on it.
   • Give me the job on the shelf.
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7. noun

   In slang, the police or a police officer.

   Examples

   • He was ex-job, a detective before he retired.
   • She is job. We used to work together.
8. noun

   A robbery.

   Examples

   • The police are looking into a bank job.
   • The gang pulled off the job without a problem.
9. noun

   A surgery to change how the body looks.

   Examples

   • He had a nose job.
   • She had a nose job last year.
10. noun

    Used in some rude slang phrases. Not for polite talk.

    Examples

    • The word job appears in some rude slang phrases.
    • Teachers tell students not to use that slang in class.