[{"word":"jobbed","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To do odd jobs or occasional work for hire.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To work as a jobber.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To take the loss.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To buy and sell for profit, as securities; to speculate in.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(often with out) To subcontract a project or delivery in small portions to a number of contractors.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We wanted to sell a turnkey plant, but they jobbed out the contract to small firms."},{"definition":"To seek private gain under pretence of public service; to turn public matters to private advantage.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To strike or stab with a pointed instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To thrust in, as a pointed instrument.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To hire or let in periods of service.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to job a carriage"}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/job","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/jobbed"]}]