Jobbing
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Buying and selling stocks or goods for profit; mercenary trading.
- 2 The fact or practice of using a public office or other position of trust for personal gain.
"It is through the power of Paris, now become the center and focus of jobbing, that the leaders of this faction direct, or rather command the whole legislative and the whole executive government."
- 3 Work carried out by the job; piecework, odd-job work.
"We have not lost sight of the various proceedings, appointments, jobbings, &c, at University College."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of job form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 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."
Example
More examples"It is through the power of Paris, now become the center and focus of jobbing, that the leaders of this faction direct, or rather command the whole legislative and the whole executive government."
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