lose job
1lose — W1S1 [lu:z] v past tense and past participle lost [lɔst US lo:st] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(stop having attitude/quality etc)¦ 2¦(not win)¦ 3¦(cannot find something)¦ 4¦(stop having something)¦ 5¦(death)¦ 6¦(money)¦ 7 have nothing to lose 8¦(time)¦ …
2job — W1S1 [dʒɔb US dʒa:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(work)¦ 2¦(duty)¦ 3¦(something you must do)¦ 4 on the job 5 I m only/just doing my job 6 it s more than my job s worth 7 do the job 8 have a job doing something/have a job to do something 9 do a job on… …
3job — [ dʒab ] noun *** ▸ 1 work to earn money ▸ 2 particular piece of work ▸ 3 duty ▸ 4 a crime ▸ 5 something of particular type ▸ 6 something computer etc. does ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone… …
4Job order contracting — (JOC) is a way for organizations to get numerous, commonly encountered construction projects done quickly and easily through multi year contracts. JOC reduces unnecessary levels of engineering, design, and contract procurement time along with… …
5lose — [ luz ] (past tense and past participle lost [ lɔst ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop having something ▸ 2 be unable to find ▸ 3 not win ▸ 4 have less than before ▸ 5 when someone dies ▸ 6 no longer see/hear etc. ▸ 7 not have body part ▸ 8 stop having… …
6job lock — ˈjob lock noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES a situation in which someone feels that they cannot leave their job, especially because they would lose their health insurance * * * job lock UK US noun [U] US HR ► a situation in which people stay in… …
7lose — [lo͞oz] vt. lost, losing [ME losen, lesen, merging OE losian, to lose, be lost (< los, LOSS) + leosan, to lose, akin to OHG (vir)liosan, Goth (fra)liusan < IE base * leu , to cut off, separate > Gr lyein, to dissolve; L luere, to loose,… …
8job security — ➔ security * * * job security UK US noun [U] ► HR the fact of your job being permanent, so that you will probably not lose it: »No job can offer guaranteed job security these days. → Compare JOB STABILITY(Cf. ↑ …
9job loss — ➔ loss * * * job loss UK US noun [C or U] HR, ECONOMICS ► a situation in which people lose their jobs: »Mounting job loss is having a noticeable effect on consumer spending. »The centre will be a resource for people who need advice and financial… …
10lose touch with — • lose touch with • no longer be in touch with • out of touch with fail to keep in contact or communication with someone, to lose contact I lost touch with everyone who I worked with at my summer job. (from Idioms in Speech) in (not in) social or …
