Topic: COMPUTERS
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Origin: | Perhaps from job 'piece, lump' (15-17 centuries) |
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job S1 W1
1 the regular paid work that you do for an employer COLLOCATIONS COLLOCATIONS
apply for a job offer somebody a job get/find a job (as something) land a job informal (=get a job) take a job (=accept a job that you are offered) hold down a job (=keep a job when this is difficult) lose a job leave/quit a job be out of a job (=not have a job) temporary job permanent job part-time job full-time job steady job (=a job that is likely to continue) job satisfaction (=the enjoyment you get from your job) job security (=how permanent your job is likely to be) 
Do you enjoy your job?It was the first paid job I ever had. He's been in the job for six years. I'm looking for a new job. Your pension can be affected if you change jobs.
work
[countable]COLLOCATIONS apply for a job offer somebody a job get/find a job (as something) land a job informal (=get a job) take a job (=accept a job that you are offered) hold down a job (=keep a job when this is difficult) lose a job leave/quit a job be out of a job (=not have a job) temporary job permanent job part-time job full-time job steady job (=a job that is likely to continue) job satisfaction (=the enjoyment you get from your job) job security (=how permanent your job is likely to be)
Do you enjoy your job?It was the first paid job I ever had.He's been in the job for six years.I'm looking for a new job.Your pension can be affected if you change jobs.2 something that you are responsible for doing : Raising kids can be a difficult job. All too often councils fall down on the job (=not do what they should) of keeping the streets clean.
duty
[singular]Raising kids can be a difficult job.All too often councils fall down on the job (=not do what they should) of keeping the streets clean.3 a particular thing you have to do, considered as work [= task]: My parents were always finding little jobs for me to do. Filleting fish can be quite a fiddly job.
something you must do
[countable]My parents were always finding little jobs for me to do.Filleting fish can be quite a fiddly job. the job of doing something The job of choosing the right computer for you is made easy by this magazine.
The job of choosing the right computer for you is made easy by this magazine. make a good/bad etc job of (doing) something She hates doing the cleaning, but she always makes a good job of it.
She hates doing the cleaning, but she always makes a good job of it.4
on the job
a) while you are doing a particular job : Most clerical training is done on the job.
Most clerical training is done on the job.b) doing a particular job : We've got some of our best people on the job.
We've got some of our best people on the job.c) British English spoken informal having sex
5 used to say that it is not your fault if you have to do something in your work that other people do not like
I'm only/just doing my job
spoken6 used to tell someone that you cannot do what they want because you would lose your job if you did - often used humorously
it's more than my job's worth
British English spokenBEC7 to have the effect or produce the result that you want : A little more glue should do the job.
do the job
spokenA little more glue should do the job.8 to have difficulty doing something : I think we might have a job parking in town.
have a job doing something/have a job to do something
British English spokenI think we might have a job parking in town.9 to have a damaging effect on someone or something : The sun does quite a job on people's skin.
do a job on somebody/something
informal especially American EnglishThe sun does quite a job on people's skin.10TD an action done by a computer : a print job
computer
[countable]TDa print job11 a crime in which money is stolen from a bank, company etc : a bank job Police believe it was an inside job (=done by someone who works for the company where the crime happens).
crime
[countable] informalSCCa bank jobPolice believe it was an inside job (=done by someone who works for the company where the crime happens).12 an operation to improve the appearance of your nose or breasts : She looks completely different in this photo - she must have had a nose job.
a nose/boob job
informalShe looks completely different in this photo - she must have had a nose job.13 exactly what is needed for a particular purpose or situation : This bag is just the job for carrying your sports gear.
just the job
British English spokenThis bag is just the job for carrying your sports gear.14 used to say that something is of a particular type : Jack's got a new car - a red two-seater job.
type of thing
[singular] spokenJack's got a new car - a red two-seater job.15 when someone in an important position gives work to their friends, especially when this gives the friends an unfair advantage : The council chief was suspended over allegations of jobs for the boys.
jobs for the boys
British EnglishThe council chief was suspended over allegations of jobs for the boys. ➔ blow job, hand job, hatchet jobWORD CHOICE:
job, work, post, position, occupation, profession, career Your job is the work that you do regularly in order to earn money, especially when you work for a company or public organization • My last job was with a computer firm. • He finally got a job in a supermarket.Work is used in a more general way to talk about activities that you do to earn money, either working for a company or for yourself • Will you go back to work when you've had the baby? • I started work when I was 18.!! Do not say 'what is your job?' or 'what is your work?'. Say what do you do? or what do you do for a living?Post and position are more formal words for a job in a company or organization. They are used especially in job advertisements and when you are talking about someone moving to a different job • This post would suit a recent graduate. • He left last summer for a teaching position in Singapore. Use occupation to talk about the kind of work that someone usually does, for example if they are a teacher, lawyer, driving instructor etc. Occupation is used mainly on official forms • State your name, age, and occupation in the box below.!! Do not use occupation to talk about your own job • I am an accountant. (NOT My occupation is an accountant). A profession is a kind of work for which you need special training and a good education, for example teaching, law, or medicine • the legal profession Your career is the type of work that you do or hope to do for most of your life • I'm interested in a career in television. • His career is more important to him than his family.
; ➔ (it's a) good job
at good1 (49); ➔ make the best of a bad job
at best3 (9)WORD CHOICE:WORD CHOICE: job, work, post, position, occupation, profession, career Your job is the work that you do regularly in order to earn money, especially when you work for a company or public organization • My last job was with a computer firm. • He finally got a job in a supermarket.Work is used in a more general way to talk about activities that you do to earn money, either working for a company or for yourself • Will you go back to work when you've had the baby? • I started work when I was 18.!! Do not say 'what is your job?' or 'what is your work?'. Say what do you do? or what do you do for a living?Post and position are more formal words for a job in a company or organization. They are used especially in job advertisements and when you are talking about someone moving to a different job • This post would suit a recent graduate. • He left last summer for a teaching position in Singapore. Use occupation to talk about the kind of work that someone usually does, for example if they are a teacher, lawyer, driving instructor etc. Occupation is used mainly on official forms • State your name, age, and occupation in the box below.!! Do not use occupation to talk about your own job • I am an accountant. (NOT My occupation is an accountant). A profession is a kind of work for which you need special training and a good education, for example teaching, law, or medicine • the legal profession Your career is the type of work that you do or hope to do for most of your life • I'm interested in a career in television. • His career is more important to him than his family.
