plural of job
"After reviewing all the open positions, she decided to apply for two different jobs in marketing and sales."
In plain English: Jobs are regular tasks people do to earn money.
"She is looking for jobs that offer flexible hours."
Usage: Use "jobs" to refer to multiple positions of employment or tasks within a specific field, such as construction jobs or government jobs. Avoid using it as a singular countable noun when you mean the act of working itself, which requires the singular form "job.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of job
"She jobs at the local diner on weekends to save up for her new car."
In plain English: To do work or perform tasks for someone else, usually to earn money.
"He needs to jobs out the schedule before he starts working there."
Usage: The third-person singular form of the verb "job" means to give someone a specific task or assignment, such as when a manager jobs an employee with organizing the warehouse. It is often confused with "gig," but "job" implies a more defined and potentially recurring responsibility rather than a short-term casual engagement.
A surname.
"My neighbor Mr. Jobs waved to me as he walked his dog down the street."
Jobs comes from the Old French joppe, originally referring to an outer garment worn by laborers, which evolved in Middle English to mean a piece of work or employment. The term shifted further in American English during the 19th century to denote any position of regular employment.