Definition of job

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"Job (n.) A public transaction done for private profit; something performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but really for private gain; a corrupt official business..

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Job :: "Job (v. t.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to retailers; as, to job goods..
Piecework :: Piecework (n.) Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed..
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to sublet (work); as, to job a contract..
Agiotage :: Agiotage (n.) Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public funds..
Job :: Job (n.) The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the typical patient man.
Hurried :: Hurried (a.) Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried job..
Job :: "Job (v. t.) To thrust in, as a pointed instrument..
Nutjobber :: Nutjobber (n.) The nuthatch.
Shelving :: Shelving (n.) The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet..
Line :: Line (n.) A number of shares taken by a jobber.
Bookwork :: Bookwork (n.) Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office), in distinction from newspaper or job work..
Taskwork :: Taskwork (n.) Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework..
Char :: Char (n.) Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore..
Job :: "Job (n.) A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job for a thousand dollars..
Wholesale :: Wholesale (a.) Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price..
Put-up :: Put-up (a.) Arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job..
Job :: Job (v. t.) To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
Odd :: Odd (superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles..
Job :: Job (v. i.) To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
Jobbery :: Jobbery (n.) The act or practice of jobbing.
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