One entry found for job.
Entry Word: job
Function: noun
Text: 1 an assignment at which one regularly works for pay <a high-paying job as a banker> Synonyms appointment, berth, billet, capacity, function, place, position, post, situation Related Words business, employment, occupation, profession; work; office, spot; calling, pursuit, vocation; line, racket; engagement; livelihood, living; assignment, mission, task Near Antonyms avocation; joblessness, unemployment 2 a piece of work that needs to be done regularly <taking the trash out is one of my jobs> -- see CHORE 1 3 a specific task with which a person or group is charged <your job on this committee is to review the curriculum and suggest changes> -- see MISSION 4 the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists <a coffeemaker's job is to make coffee> -- see ROLE