jobs

jobs · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of job; paid positions of regular employment.

  2. 2.

    Tasks or pieces of work, especially ones that need to be done.

  3. 3.

    Responsibilities or duties.

  4. 4.

    (Computing) Units of work processed by a computer or system.

Forms

plural: jobs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    create jobs — to generate new employment opportunities
  • •
    job creation — the process of making new employment positions
  • •
    job market — the availability of employment
  • •
    lose jobs — to become unemployed, often in large numbers
  • •
    odd jobs — various small tasks or minor work
  • •
    do the jobs — to perform the required tasks

Related words

Antonyms: unemployment
See also: career, employment, job, work
Synonyms: employment, occupations, positions, tasks

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, first appearing in the mid-16th century as "jobbe" meaning "piece of work." Possibly related to "gob" (lump, mass) or from an obsolete word meaning "a cartload."