JOBBING

Scrabble

WWF

J(8) O(1) B(3) B(3) I(1) N(1) G(2)

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Definition

verb

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.
“We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms.”

noun

Buying and selling stocks or goods for profit; mercenary trading.
The fact or practice of using a public office or other position of trust for personal gain.
Work carried out by the job; piecework, odd-job work.

adjective

That does odd jobs; that works on occasional jobs as available.
“The jobbing foundryman has very little control over the nature of the jobs which come his way.”