job (noun)

  • 61job share — job share, jobˈshare or job sharing noun The practice of dividing one job between two part time workers • • • Main Entry: ↑job …

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  • 62job´hop´per — job hop «JOB HOP», intransitive verb, hopped, hop|ping. Informal. to go from job to job; change jobs frequently. –job´hop´per, noun …

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  • 63job´-locked´ — job lock «JOB LOK», noun. commitment to a job in order to keep the health insurance and other benefits that go with it: »One spreading phenomenon is known as “job lock”…those with chronic diseases are most vulnerable (New York Times). –job´… …

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  • 64job-lock — «JOB LOK», noun. commitment to a job in order to keep the health insurance and other benefits that go with it: »One spreading phenomenon is known as “job lock”…those with chronic diseases are most vulnerable (New York Times). –job´ locked´,… …

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  • 65job action — ➔ action * * * job action UK US noun [C or U] HR ► INDUSTRIAL ACTION(Cf. ↑industrial action): »A 24 hour job action was scheduled by union workers for Friday to protest against the company s plans to freeze wages …

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  • 66job bank — ➔ bank1 * * * job bank UK US noun [C] US HR ► an electronic system that lists available jobs and contains details of people who are looking for work: »Among the several thousand jobs listed in the statewide job bank, many are opportunities in… …

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  • 67job costing — ➔ costing * * * job costing UK US noun [C or U] ► ACCOUNTING, PRODUCTION the process of calculating how much each product or service will cost a business to make or provide, or the calculation itself: »This latest job costing software allows you… …

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  • 68job cycle — ➔ cycle * * * job cycle UK US noun [C] PRODUCTION ► completion of all the tasks from the beginning to the end of a process: »You save precious time by eliminating repetitive work throughout the job cycle …

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  • 69job fair — ➔ fair2 * * * job fair UK US noun [C] HR ► CAREER FAIR(Cf. ↑career fair): »The organization held a job fair in New York for people over 40 who are looking to change careers …

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  • 70job cost sheet — UK US noun [C] (also job order cost sheet) PRODUCTION ► a list of the materials and labour costs for the production of a quantity of goods or of providing a particular service: »Two of the final values on the job cost sheet are the total job cost …

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