job noun (EMPLOYMENT) - definition in British English Dictionary & Thesaurus

/dʒɒb/

/dʒɑːb/ n

Definition

[C] the regular work which 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?

How long have you been out of a job (= unemployed)?

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.

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

to worry

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