# jobbing

Pronunciation: say "JOB-ing" US /ˈdʒɑbɪŋ/, UK /ˈdʒɒbɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of job. — present participle and gerund of job
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of job. Use this form when describing the act of doing odd jobs or short pieces of work.
   - _After the mill closed, he made a living jobbing wherever a day's work appeared._
   - _They were jobbing on the side, taking small contracts as they came._

## Adjective

2. Doing odd jobs or occasional work as it becomes available, rather than holding a permanent position.
   - Simple: Doing small jobs now and then, instead of holding one steady job.
   - _A jobbing builder handled the small repairs that the big firms wouldn't take._
   - _He spent decades as a jobbing actor, taking whatever roles came up._

## Noun

3. Work done one task at a time and paid by the piece rather than by salary; piecework and odd-job work.
   - Simple: Work paid for one task at a time, not by a regular weekly wage.
   - _She took on jobbing whenever the seasonal contracts dried up._
   - _Much of the workshop's revenue still came from jobbing rather than long-term commissions._
4. The practice of exploiting a public office or any other position of trust for one's own advantage.
   - Simple: Using a public job or position of trust to get money or favors for yourself.
   - _Reformers railed against the jobbing that turned every appointment into a favor for a friend._
   - _The inquiry uncovered years of jobbing in the customs house._
5. The buying and selling of stocks or goods for profit; trading driven mainly by gain rather than long-term holding.
   - Simple: Buying and selling stocks or goods just to make money.
   - _He grew rich by jobbing on the floor of the exchange, never holding a stock for long._
   - _The firm's earnings came from jobbing in commodities rather than from any productive enterprise._

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