Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - job

job ~ n WORK 1 the regular paid work that you do for an employer  (get/find a job (as sth))  (Eventually, Mary got a job as a waitress. | take a job (=accept a job that is offered to you))  (I was so desperate that I took the first job that came along. | lose a job)  (At least there's no danger of you losing your job. | temporary/permanent job)  (It's a temporary job, but I'm hoping it'll be made permanent. | offer (sb) a job)  (Well, Ms Taylor, we'd like to offer you the job. | part-time/full-time job (=a job you do for only part of the day or week, or all of the day or week) | apply for a job (=try to get a job))  (I've applied for a job at the university. | job satisfaction (=the enjoyment that you get from doing your job) | leave/quit a job)  (Oh Rick, you didn't quit your job, did you? | change jobs (=get a different job) | hold down a job (=keep a job) | job security (=how permanent your job is likely to be) | Saturday/summer/holiday job (=a job that you only do on Saturdays etc) | steady job (=a job that is likely to continue) | be out of a job (=not have a job))  (If the project fails we'll all be out of a job. | know your job (=be very experienced at the work you do) | job losses)  (Four hundred more job losses were announced this week.)  (- see also job description) 2 on the job a) as part of a particular job  (Most clerical training is done on the job.) b) doing a particular job  (We'll put our best people on the job.) c) BrE spoken having sex 3 I'm only doing my job spoken used to say that it is not your fault if you have to do something in your work that other people do not like 4 it's more than my job's worth BrE spoken used to tell someone that you cannot do what they want because it is against your company's rules 5 jobs for the boys BrE work that someone in power has given to their friends, especially work that is not necessary STH YOU MUST DO 6 something that you have to do which involves working or making an effort  (Fixing the roof is going to be the biggest job. | odd jobs (=small things that need to be done, especially in the house or garden) | get on with a job (=continue doing a job) | the job in hand (=the work that you are doing now)) 7 »DUTY« if it is your job to do something, it is your duty to do it  (Leave the dishes - that's my job. | it is sb's job (to do sth))  (It's my job to make sure that the work's finished on time.) 8 fall down on the job to fail to do something you were supposed to do 9 a job of work BrE old-fashioned something that you have to do, whether you enjoy it or not DO STH WELL/BADLY 10 do a good/great/marvellous job (with) to do something very well  (You've done a great job raising your kids.) 11 make a good/bad job of sth BrE to do something well or badly  (Sarah made a really good job of that presentation.) 12 do the job informal if something does the job, it is effective in doing what you want it to do  (That little screwdriver should do the job.) 13 Good job! AmE spoken used to tell someone they have done something well COMPUTERS 14 an action done by a computer CRIME 15 informal a crime in which money is stolen from a bank, company etc  (a bank job | an inside job (=one done by a member of the organization in which it happens)) »OTHER MEANINGS« 16 it's a good job BrE spoken used to say that it is lucky that something happened  (It's a good job you had your safety belt on.) 17 have a job doing/to do sth BrE spoken to have difficulty doing something  (I had an awful job getting that stain out.) 18 make the best of a bad job especially BrE to do the best that you can in a situation that you do not like but cannot change 19 give sth up as a bad job BrE to accept that something is not going to succeed and stop trying to do it 20 just the job BrE spoken exactly what is needed for a particular situation  (That table you gave us was just the job!) 21 »KIND OF THING« spoken used to say that something is of a particular type  (Jack's got a new car - a red two-seater job.) 22 a job lot BrE a mixed group of things that are sold together  (a job lot of furniture)  (- see also blow job, hand job, nose job)  ( USAGE NOTE: JOB WORD CHOICE job, work, post, position, line of work/business, do, occupation, trade, profession, vocation, career What you do to earn your living is your job , especially if you work for someone else I need a part-time job. | a boring job delivering pizzas Work is something you are paid for doing, especially regularly - She wants to return to work after having the baby - but it can also be used where there is no payment or you are not working for someone else voluntary work | housework | her work as a self-employed trainer Post and position are more formal words for a particular job in a company etc He was appointed to the post/position of professor of English at Stanford University. In spoken English, the kind of work or job someone does may be called their line of work/business, or the verb do is often used, especially in questions What do you do? | I'd like to get into that line of work! More formally, your kind of work or job is your occupation . On a form you might see Please state your name and occupation. A trade is a skilled kind of work in which you make or do things with your hands She's an electrician by trade. A profession is a kind of work such as that of a doctor or lawyer, for which you need special training and a good education. Some professions, such as teaching and nursing, are also called vocations, which suggests that people do them in order to help others rather that to earn a lot of money. A career is a type of work that you do or hope to do for most of your life Her political career began 20 years ago. )