job 
/ˈʤɑ:b/ noun
plural jobs /ˈʤɑ:b/ noun [count] 1 : the work that a person does regularly in order to earn money
▪ He took/got a job as a waiter. ▪ She has a high-paying job on Wall Street. ▪ She's trying to get/land/find a job in New York. ▪ The new factory will create thousands of jobs. ▪ They offered him the job but he turned it down. ▪ a part-time/full-time job ▪ a job interview/offer/description ▪ job-hunting ▪ job-hunters ▪ My teenage son is looking for a summer job. [=a job for the summer only] ▪ If the restaurant closes, she'll lose her job. = If the restaurant closes, she'll be out of a job. [=she will no longer have a job] ▪ Although he plays music at night, he hasn't been able to give up his day job. [=the regular job that he does during the day] ▪ You shouldn't blame her for what happened. She was just/only doing her job. [=she was doing things that her job requires her to do] ▪ We wouldn't be having these problems if everyone had just done their job/jobs. [=if everyone had properly done the work they were supposed to do] 2 : a duty, task, or function that someone or something has
▪ It was your job to mow the lawn. = You had the job of mowing the lawn. ▪ The blood's job is to carry oxygen to the different parts of the body. ▪ When I asked her to clean up the mess, she said, “That's not my job.” [=I'm not supposed to do that] ▪ Construction of the bridge turned out to be a bigger job than they had expected. ▪ a small job ▪ It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. ▪ The computer was processing a print job. [=the computer was printing a document or file] ▪ The car needs a brake/valve job. [=the car needs to have its brakes/valves repaired] ◊Odd jobs are small tasks of different kinds that are not planned and do not happen regularly.
▪ He does odd jobs around the farm. synonyms 1task 3 — used to describe how well or badly something has been done ▪ Whoever planned the party did a good/great job. [=that person planned the party very well] ▪ He did a bad job of explaining his reasons. [=he did not explain his reasons well] ▪ “I finished the project ahead of schedule.” “Good job!” ◊The phrase a good job is used in informal British English to refer to something fortunate.
▪ It's a good job I had my seat belt on! = I had my seat belt on—and a good job, too! [=it's good/lucky for me that I had my seat belt on] ◊The phrase a bad job is used in informal British English to refer to something that is very difficult or impossible to do.
▪ I tried my best to persuade him, but in the end I gave it up as a bad job. [=I stopped trying to do it because it could not be done] 4 : something that requires very great effort
▪ It was a real job to talk over all that noise. 5 informal : a thing of some kind
▪ I bought one of those little quilted jobs [=items, numbers] at the craft fair. 6 informal : a criminal act such as robbery
▪ They've finally caught the gang that pulled the bank job. [=the gang that robbed the bank] ▪ Police suspect that the bank robbery may have been an inside job. [=that the bank robbery was done by or with the help of someone who works in the bank]
▪ He took/got a job as a waiter. ▪ She has a high-paying job on Wall Street. ▪ She's trying to get/land/find a job in New York. ▪ The new factory will create thousands of jobs. ▪ They offered him the job but he turned it down. ▪ a part-time/full-time job ▪ a job interview/offer/description ▪ job-hunting ▪ job-hunters ▪ My teenage son is looking for a summer job. [=a job for the summer only] ▪ If the restaurant closes, she'll lose her job. = If the restaurant closes, she'll be out of a job. [=she will no longer have a job] ▪ Although he plays music at night, he hasn't been able to give up his day job. [=the regular job that he does during the day] ▪ You shouldn't blame her for what happened. She was just/only doing her job. [=she was doing things that her job requires her to do] ▪ We wouldn't be having these problems if everyone had just done their job/jobs. [=if everyone had properly done the work they were supposed to do]
▪ It was your job to mow the lawn. = You had the job of mowing the lawn. ▪ The blood's job is to carry oxygen to the different parts of the body. ▪ When I asked her to clean up the mess, she said, “That's not my job.” [=I'm not supposed to do that] ▪ Construction of the bridge turned out to be a bigger job than they had expected. ▪ a small job ▪ It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. ▪ The computer was processing a print job. [=the computer was printing a document or file] ▪ The car needs a brake/valve job. [=the car needs to have its brakes/valves repaired] ◊Odd jobs are small tasks of different kinds that are not planned and do not happen regularly.
▪ He does odd jobs around the farm. synonyms 1task
▪ It's a good job I had my seat belt on! = I had my seat belt on—and a good job, too! [=it's good/lucky for me that I had my seat belt on] ◊The phrase a bad job is used in informal British English to refer to something that is very difficult or impossible to do.
▪ I tried my best to persuade him, but in the end I gave it up as a bad job. [=I stopped trying to do it because it could not be done]
▪ It was a real job to talk over all that noise.
▪ I bought one of those little quilted jobs [=items, numbers] at the craft fair.
▪ They've finally caught the gang that pulled the bank job. [=the gang that robbed the bank] ▪ Police suspect that the bank robbery may have been an inside job. [=that the bank robbery was done by or with the help of someone who works in the bank]
do a job on
US, informal : to damage (something or someone) badly
▪ The collision really did a job on their car. ▪ Moving all that furniture did a job on my back.
▪ The collision really did a job on their car. ▪ Moving all that furniture did a job on my back.
do the job
informal : to achieve a desired result
▪ The new system isn't working yet, but a few more adjustments ought to do the job. [=do the trick]
▪ The new system isn't working yet, but a few more adjustments ought to do the job. [=do the trick]
fall down on the job — see 1fall
on the job 1 : while working on a job
▪ He was injured on the job. ▪ New employees are given on-the-job training. 2 Brit slang : having sex
▪ They were in the back room, on the job.
▪ He was injured on the job. ▪ New employees are given on-the-job training.
▪ They were in the back room, on the job.
walk off the/your job — see 1walk
— job·less /ˈjɑ:bləs/ adjective
▪ The factory closing left 5,000 people jobless.
/ˈjɑ:bləs/ adjective ▪ The factory closing left 5,000 people jobless.
— job·less·ness noun [noncount]
▪ Joblessness [=unemployment] is on the rise.
▪ Joblessness [=unemployment] is on the rise.
