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job
English
Etymology
From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of Middle English gobbe (“mass, lump”); or perhaps related to Middle English jobben (“to jab, thrust, peck”), or Middle English choppe (“piece, bargain”). More at gob, jab, chop.
Folk etymology linked the word to Job, the biblical character who suffered many misfortunes; for semantic development of misery and labor, compare Vulgar Latin *tripalium (“instrument of torture”) and its Romance descendants like Spanish trabajo and French travail (whence borrowed into English travail).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: j?b, IPA(key): /d???b/
- (General American) enPR: j?b, IPA(key): /d???b/
- Rhymes: -?b
Noun
job (plural jobs)
- A task.
- 1996, Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire
- And it's my job to take care of the skanks on the road that you bang.
- 1996, Cameron Crowe, Jerry Maguire
- An economic role for which a person is paid.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Here I am at my new job!
- Here I am at my new job!
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery.
- (computing) A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer).
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.
- 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.
- Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately or unfortunately.
- (colloquial) A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall).
- Pass me that little job with the screw thread on it.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "job": easy, hard, poor, good, great, excellent, decent, low-paying, steady, stable, secure, challenging, demanding, rewarding, boring, thankless, stressful, horrible, lousy, satisfying, industrial, educational, academic.
Translations
Verb
job (third-person singular simple present jobs, present participle jobbing, simple past and past participle jobbed)
- (intransitive) To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.
- a. 1852, Thomas Moore, Literary Advertisement
- Authors of all work, to job for the season.
- a. 1852, Thomas Moore, Literary Advertisement
- (intransitive) To work as a jobber.
- (intransitive, professional wrestling slang) To take the loss.
- (transitive, trading) To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.
- (transitive, often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.
- We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.
- (intransitive) To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
- And judges job, and bishops bite the town.
- 1733, Alexander Pope, Epistle to Bathurst
- To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.
- a raven pitch'd upon him, and there sate, jobbing of the sore
- To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.
- 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises
- And while the Tympan is coming , he slips his Left Hand Fingers from under the Frisket to the hither outer corner of it , as well to keep the Sheet close to the Tympan in its position , as to avoid the jobbing of the lower side of the Frisket against the small square shoulder
- 1683, Joseph Moxon, Mechanick Exercises
- To hire or let in periods of service.
- 1848, William M. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 59,[1]
- […] ...and a pair of handsome horses were jobbed, with which Jos drove about in state in the park...
- 1848, William M. Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 59,[1]
Translations
Derived terms
See also
- employment
- work
- labour
Anagrams
- obj
Danish
Etymology
From English job.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?d?j?b?]
Noun
job n
- job
Inflection
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English job.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??p/
- Hyphenation: job
- Rhymes: -?p
Noun
job f (plural jobs)
- (chiefly Belgium) job
- Synonym: baan
Usage notes
Job is the default word for a job in Belgium. In the Netherlands baan is the default; however, job is sometimes used informally or in certain sectors (e.g. marketing), but it may also be considered pretentious due to an association with yuppies.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English job.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??b/
Noun
job m or f (plural jobs)
- (informal) job (employment role)
- (Quebec, Louisiana, informal) work
Usage notes
- This term is feminine in Quebec and some parts of Louisiana and masculine elsewhere.
Synonyms
- (informal) boulot
Further reading
- “job” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English job.
Noun
job m (invariable)
- job (employment role, computing task)
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English job.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??bi/
- (Rarely) IPA(key): /?d??b/
Noun
job m (plural jobs)
- (computing) job (task carried out in batch mode)
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berth
English
Alternative forms
- birth, byrth (obsolete)
Etymology
Origin obscure. Possibly from Middle English *berth (“bearing, carriage”), equivalent to bear +? -th. This would make it a doublet of birth.
Alternatively, from an alteration of Middle English beard, bærde (“bearing, conduct”), itself of obscure formation. Compare Old English ?eb?ru (“bearing, conduct, behaviour”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b???/
- (US) enPR: bûrth, IPA(key): /b??/
- Homophone: birth
- Rhymes: -??(?)?
Noun
berth (plural berths)
- A fixed bunk for sleeping (in caravans, trains, etc).
- Room for maneuvering or safety. (Often used in the phrase a wide berth.)
- A space for a ship to moor or a vehicle to park.
- (nautical) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's company mess and reside.
- A job or position, especially on a ship.
- (sports) Position or seed in a tournament bracket.
- (sports) position on the field of play
Translations
Verb
berth (third-person singular simple present berths, present participle berthing, simple past and past participle berthed)
- (transitive) to bring (a ship or vehicle) into its berth
- (transitive) to assign a berth (bunk or position) to
Translations
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?r?/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Brythonic *ber?, from Proto-Celtic *berxtos.
Adjective
berth (feminine singular berth, plural berthion, equative berthed, comparative berthach, superlative berthaf)
- (obsolete) fair, fine, beautiful
Derived terms
- anferth (“colossal, gargantuan”)
- prydferth (“beautiful, handsome”)
Mutation
Etymology 2
Noun
berth
- Soft mutation of perth (“hedge”).
Mutation
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