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How to pronounce job in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms chore, task
Type of duty
Has types shitwork, ball-breaker, ball-buster, stint, scut work


estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars.
the job of repairing the engine took several hours.
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Synonyms caper
Type of robbery


the gang pulled off a bank job in St. Louis.
Type Words
Synonyms speculate
Type of commit, place, put, invest
Has types bull
Type Words
Synonyms business, line, line of work, occupation
Type of activity
Has types profession, confectionery, accountancy, salt mine, catering, career, situation, sport, spot, game, trade, treadmill, biz, billet, vocation, berth, work, appointment, calling, farming, land, medium, metier, office, employment, photography, place, position, post, craft, accounting
Type Words
Synonyms farm out, subcontract
Type of employ, hire, engage
Type Words
Synonyms problem
Type of difficulty
Has types race problem, balance-of-payments problem


it is always a job to contact him.
Type Words
Synonyms book of job
Type Words
Type of work


dry rot did the job of destroying the barn.
the barber did a real job on my hair.
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Type of product, production


he held the job in his left hand and worked on it with his right.
Type Words
Type of unfortunate, unfortunate person
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Type of workplace, work
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Type of applications programme, application program, application
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Type of chisel, cheat
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Type of work


she did an outstanding job as Ophelia.
he gave it up as a bad job.
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Type of responsibility, duty, obligation


it is their job to print the truth.
Type Words
Type of work, do work


As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks.

Examples of job

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During an interview Thursday, Stockstill did not name candidates for either job.
From the tennessean.com
Job creation is being stifled by all of its taxes, penalties, mandates and fees.
From the dailyherald.com
Bradford has changed everything, including the job requirements for this OC gig.
From the stltoday.com
It was after the Sept. 11 attacks that he got to see what his job was all about.
From the stltoday.com
In the gold-medal game, he really did a nice job on one of their better players.
From the stltoday.com
Last year he played junior varsity full time and did his job, improved his game.
From the stltoday.com
Todd Lawson was laid off from his printing job, then decided to chase his dream.
From the desmoinesregister.com
She has no income, job or car, and can't afford a divorce lawyer or name change.
From the desmoinesregister.com
I'm not talking about quitting your job and following Dave Matthews for a month.
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • Occupation: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"
  • Profit privately from public office and official business
  • A specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee; "estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars"; "the job of repairing the engine took several hours"; "the endless task of classifying the samples"; "the farmer's morning chores"
  • Subcontract: arranged for contracted work to be done by others
  • A workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
  • Work occasionally; "As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks"
  • The Book of Job (/u02C8du0292ou028Ab/; Hebrew: u05D0u05B4u05D9u05D5u05B9u05D1 Iyov) is one of the Writings (Ketuvim) of the Hebrew Bible, and the first poetic book in the Christian Old Testament. Addressing the theme of God's justice in the face of human suffering u2013 or more simply, "Why do the righteous suffer?" u2013 it is a rich theological work setting out a variety of perspectives...
  • Job is a one act ballet produced for the Vic-Wells Ballet in 1931. Regarded as a crucial work in the development of British ballet, Job was the first ballet to be produced by an entirely British creative team. ...
  • Job (born Andru00E9 Jobin on October 25, 1927) is a Swiss francophone comics creator. He is probably best known for his western children's comics series Yakari, of which he has written the scripts since 1973.