JOB

/d͡ʒɒb/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 15

Scrabble letter values: J₈O₁B₃ = 12

Definition

verb profit privately from public office and official business.
verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others. — synonyms: subcontract, farm_out
verb work occasionally.
verb invest at a risk. — synonyms: speculate
noun the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money. — synonyms: occupation, business, line_of_work, line
noun a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee. — synonyms: task, chore
noun a workplace.
noun an object worked on.
noun the responsibility to do something.
noun the performance of a piece of work.
noun a damaging piece of work.
noun a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved. — synonyms: problem
noun a Jewish hero in the Old Testament who maintained his faith in God in spite of afflictions that tested him.
noun any long-suffering person who withstands affliction without despairing.
noun (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit.
noun a book in the Old Testament containing Job's pleas to God about his afflictions and God's reply. — synonyms: Book_of_Job
noun a crime (especially a robbery). — synonyms: caper

“As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks”
“I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating”
“he's not in my line of business”