job

noun (EMPLOYMENT)

/dʒɒb/

/dʒɑːb/

Definition

A1 [C] the regular work that a person does to earn money: a temporary/permanent job When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company. It's very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job. He's never managed to hold down (= keep) a steady (= permanent) job. She's applied for a job with an insurance company. Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby? After a disastrous first month in office, many people are beginning to wonder if the new president is up to (= able to do) the job. Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs.Jobs, careers and professionsWorking out of a job C2 without a job: How long have you been out of a job? → Synonym unemployed adjective

(Definition of job noun (EMPLOYMENT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)