job
/dʒɒb/ noun [C]Definition
PAID EMPLOYMENT › the regular work that you do in order to earn money: She got a job in publishing. Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs. Why don't you apply for a part-time job?
PIECE OF WORK › a piece of work that you have to do: cooking, cleaning and other household jobs
RESPONSIBILITY › something that is your responsibility: It's my job to water the plants.
make a bad/good, etc job of sth UK › to do sth badly/well, etc
do a good/excellent, etc job › to do something well/very well, etc: She did a great job of organizing the event.
out of a job › without a job: How long have you been out of a job?
(Definition of job noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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