jobbing

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of job. Use this form when describing the act of doing odd jobs or short pieces of work.

   He spent the summer jobbing around the neighborhood, fixing fences and painting sheds.

   She kept jobbing from one small task to the next to pay the rent.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Doing small jobs now and then, instead of holding one steady job.

   Like a handyman who comes when you call, instead of working for one boss all the time.

   A jobbing plumber fixed our sink between his other small jobs.

   She works as a jobbing musician, playing wherever someone needs her.

   Similarfreelance, casual

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   Work paid for one task at a time, not by a regular weekly wage.

   Like getting paid for each small job you finish, not a set amount every week.

   Most of his income came from jobbing rather than a steady salary.

   The print shop stayed open thanks to jobbing, with small orders done as they arrived.

   Similarpiecework

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   Using a public job or position of trust to get money or favors for yourself.

   Like a referee secretly taking money to favor one team.

   The report exposed widespread jobbing in the awarding of contracts.

   Accusations of jobbing followed the mayor through his whole term.

   Similarcorruption, graft, cronyism

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   Buying and selling stocks or goods just to make money.

   Like buying something cheap and quickly selling it for more.

   He made his fortune through jobbing on the exchange.

   Their profits came from jobbing in shares, not from building anything real.

   Similarspeculation, trading, dealing

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