Job meaning : A task. An economic role for which a person is paid. (in noun compounds) Plastic surgery. A task, or series of tasks, carried out in batch mode (especially on a mainframe computer). 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. A thing (often used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall). To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire. To work as a jobber. To take the loss. To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in. (often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors. To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. To hire or let in periods of service.