Word a Day
job
What does job mean?
job (noun): an economic role for which a person is paid.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use job in a sentence?
- That surgeon has a great job. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce job?
/dʒɑb/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does job come from?
From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “job” mean?
an economic role for which a person is paid
Right! That's what “job” means.
the people who inhabit a territory or state
Not quite: that's what population means.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
Not quite: that's what type means.
complete confidence in a person or plan etc
Not quite: that's what faith means.
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