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Definitions: JOBBING |
JOBBINGAdjective1. Using opportunities of public service for private gain; as, a jobbing politician. 2. Doing chance work or add jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter. Personal pronoun & verb & noun1. Of Job |
Date "JOBBING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1780. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Barter | Trade, commerce, mercature, buying and selling, bargain and sale; traffic, business, nundination, custom, shopping; commercial enterprise, speculation, jobbing, stockjobbing, agiotage, brokery. |
Improbity | Perfidy; perfidiousness; Adjective: treachery, double dealing; unfairness; Adjective: knavery, roguery, rascality, foul play; jobbing, jobbery; graft, bribery; venality, nepotism; corruption, job, shuffle, fishy transaction; barratry, sharp practice, heads I win tails you lose; mouth honor; (flattery). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: JOBBING |
| English words defined with "JOBBING": Jobbing house. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "JOBBING": Jobbing Carpenter. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "JOBBING" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 44.83% of the time. "JOBBING" is used about 29 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 44.83% | 13 | 97,576 |
| Noun (common) | 27.59% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Noun (proper) | 10.34% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (singular) | 10.34% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 6.9% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 29 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "JOBBING": Jobbing house. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "JOBBING": jobbing-shop. | |
Ending with "JOBBING": horse-jobbing, money-jobbing, odd-jobbing. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
jobbers and jobbing | 100 |
jobbing | 8 |
h h jobbing | 3 |
jobbing marlboro summer | 3 |
jobbing un | 3 |
jobbers jobbing wrestling | 2 |
arizona jobbing | 2 |
jobber jobbing wrestling | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "JOBBING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | spekulim (jobbery, money spinner, profiteering, spec, speculation), riparim i thjeshtë, punë me shpërblim me copë (job work, journey-work), punë e rastit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | работа на акорд, работа на парче (task-work), търговия с ценни книжа, който работи на акорд, който върши случайна работа, вършене на случайна работа, вършене на нередовна работа, акцидентен, борсова спекулация (flier), борсова игра, покупко-продажба (sale-trade). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | accidensarbejde (job printing, jobbing work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | smoutwerk (job printing, jobbing work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | travaux de ville (job printing, jobbing work), travail la pièce, la tâche. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Stücklohnarbeit (piece-work, work paid by the piece), gelegenheitsarbeit (casual work, minor work, occasional job), effektenhandel (dealing in stocks), börsenhandel (speculation, trading), Akzidenzen (job printing, jobbing work), Akkordarbeit (job-work, piece work, piecework). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καλλιτεχνικές εργασίες (job printing, jobbing work). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rendelésre végzett munka, darabbérben dolgozó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | lavoro a cottimo (piecework), lavori commerciali (job printing, jobbing work), lavorazione a cottimo, cottimo; mediazione; baratto, affarismo, a cottimo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | starteydagh, jannoo startaghyn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | obbingjay trabalho por peça (jockey, piecrust), remendagem (job printing, jobbing work), corrupção (adulteration, contamination, corruption, defilement, graft, Oriel, perversity, seduction), aluguel de cavalos. (various references) speculã (job, jobbery, profiteering, spec). (various references) случайный (accidental, adventitious, aleatory, arbitrary, casual, chance, coincidental, contingent, episodic, extemporaneous, extemporary, fortuitous, haphazard, happy go lucky, hit or miss, incident, incidental, lucky, occasional, odd, passing, promiscuous, punative, random, spurious, stray), случайная работа (char, odd job), мелкий ремонт (minor repair), мелкие работы, поделки. (various references) neredovno zaposlenje, neredovno zaposlen. (various references) trabajos de remendería (job printing, jobbing work), trabajo a tarea (piece-work, work paid by the piece), trabajo a destajo (piecework), trabajador a destajo (pieceworker), comercio de intermediario, agiotaje (jobbery, speculation). (various references) arbete (chore, employment, job, labor, labour, operation, undertaking, work, working, workmanship, writing). (various references) yevmiyeli çalışma, toptancılık, spekülatörlük, simsarlık, komisyonculuk (brokerage, intermediate trade), dalavere (cheating, chicane, deception, do, fiddle, gammon, gerrymander, hankeypankey, hanky panky, intrigue, maneuver, manoeuvre, ploy, rigging, rouser, sell, swindle, trick). (various references) відрядна праця (job work), випадкова праця, маклерство (brokerage), дрібна робота. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "JOBBING": stockjobbing. (additional references) | |
Words containing "JOBBING": stockjobbings. (additional references) | |
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"JOBBING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: hobbing, Jobin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-g-i-j-n-o" | |
-1 letter: gibbon. | |
-2 letters: bingo, boing, jingo. | |
-3 letters: bong, jibb, join. | |
-4 letters: bib, big, bin, bio, bob, bog, gib, gin, gob, ion, jib, jig, jin, job, jog, nib, nob, nog, obi. | |
-5 letters: bi, bo, go, in, jo, no, on. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-b-g-i-j-n-o" | |
+5 letters: stockjobbing. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4A 4F 42 42 49 4E 47 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001010 01001111 01000010 01000010 01001001 01001110 01000111 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)J O B B I N G |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004A 004F 0042 0042 0049 004E 0047 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)44493636434841 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, Albanees, Albanais, albaner, αλβανικόσ, Αλβανός, αλβανόσ, albán, albanese, Albaneagh, albanês, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, албанский, albanski, albanac, albanés, alban, Arnavut, албанський, албанка, албанець |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, bulgarer, bulgare, 'ούλγαρος, bolgár, bulgaro, Bulgeyragh, Bulgeyrish, болгарский, болгарин, bugarski jezik, bugarski, bugarka, bugarin, búlgaro, bulgar, bulgaristan ile ilgili, болгарський |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | danisht, danishte, датски език, датски, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, Danvargish, Danvargagh, dinamarquês, danez, датский, danski, danski jezik, danés, dansk, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | holandez, холандски, немски език, холандски език, холандците, немски, hollandsk, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, Ollanish, Germaanish, holandês, olandez, nemţesc, limba olandezã, german, голландский, holanđanin, u škripcu, holandski, holandés, holländsk, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | frëngjishte, frëng, franceze, френски език, френски, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, Ny Frangee, Mooinjey ny Frank, francês, francezii, franţuzesc, francezã, francez, franţuzeşte, французский, francuski jezik, francuski, francuzi, francés, fransk, franska, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | wörterbuch, Übersetzung | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, tysker, Duitse, allemand, deutsch, Deutsche, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, Germaanish, Germaanagh, Garmane, Carmane, alemão, neamţ, немецкий, germanski, alemán, tysk, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | гръцки език, гръцки, грък, græker, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, Greagish, Greagagh, grego, greacã, греческий, грек, grčki, grk, grčki jezik, griego, grek, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | унгарски език, унгарски, унгарец, ungarer, Hongaarse, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, Ungaarish, Ungaaragh, unguresc, limba ungarã, limba maghiarã, ungureşte, ungur, maghiar, венгр, венгерский, mađarski jezik, mađarski, mađar, húngaro, ungrare, macarca, macar, угорська мова, угорський, угорка, угорець |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | италиански език, италиански, италианец, italiener, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, Iddaalish, italienesc, italieneşte, italian, italianã, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, italijan, italijanski jezik, italijanski, italiensk, italienska, italienare, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Manx | fockleyr, geyrid, meenaghey, keeayllaght, baght | gjuha e popullsisë së ishullit men, manx, mann-szigeti nyelv, Manninish, Manninagh, Gaelgagh, Yn Ghaelg, язык жителей о-ва мэн, с о-ва мэн, s ostrva mana, los habitantes de la isla de man, lengua de la isla de man, de la isla de man, från ön man, man adası, man dili, менський, менський діалект |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugez, portugalisht, португалски, португалски език, португалец, portugiser, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, Portiugish, Portiugagh, português, portughez, португальский, portugalski jezik, portugalac, portugalski, portugués, portugis, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, rumæner, Roemeens, Roumain, rumäne, ρουμανόσ, Ρουμάνος, román, rumeno, Roomainagh, romeno, român, румынский, румын, rumunski jezik, rumunski, rumano, rumänsk, румунський, румунка, румунська мова, румун |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | руски език, руски, руснак, russer, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, orosz, russo, Rooshish, Rooshagh, русский, ruski jezik, ruski, ruso, ryss, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Serbo-Croatian | leksikon, rečnik, definicija, tumačenje | serbokroatisch, servo-croata, sârbo-croat, srpsko-hrvatski jezik, srpsko-hrvatski, serbokroatiska, serbokroatisk |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | spanjoll, испански език, испански, Spaans, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, Spaainish, Spaainagh, espanhol, spaniol, spaniolesc, spanioleşte, испанский, španski, španski jezik, español, spanska språk, spansk, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Swedish | ordbok, lexikon, definition, översättning | suedez, шведски, шведски език, швед, Zweeds, suédois, schwedisch, σουηδικόσ, σουηδικά, svéd, svedese, Soolynish, Soolynagh, шведский, švedski jezik, švedski, sueco, svensk, isveççe, isveç dili, isveç, Ísveçlí, шведська мова, шведський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, Yn Turkish, Turkagh, turcesc, turc, турецкий, turski jezik, turski, turco, turkisk, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukranian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, Sostynagh, Sostnagh, Baarlagh, inglês, englezesc, английский, engleski, englez, engleski jezik, inglés, engelsk, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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